tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88714216595628882772020-06-06T23:37:47.076+10:00DarkSide DownUnderWriters mainly from Australia and New Zealand who write speculative fiction with romantic elements.Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comBlogger1016125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-8364004368673045902020-03-12T07:00:00.000+11:002020-03-12T07:00:00.600+11:00Magic Thursday: How Many Worlds is Too Many?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">with M.J. Scott</span><br /><br /><br />People often ask me why I write fantasy. It’s not the easiest question in the world— ask any writer why they write, and you’ll get many different answers. But for a lot of us it might be some form of ‘there are stories and people in my head’. It’s more socially acceptable to do something with those stories rather than just talk to the people in your head.<br /><br />Why the stories in my head are what they are is something I find fascinating. I’m not a plotter, so I find out what happens in my books as it happens and I’m always surprise that it works out in the end and how my mind can create a whole world. Or multiple worlds. I write both fantasy and romance. Both my parents were big readers, and luckily they both liked genre fiction. So when they started buying books for my brother and I to read, it was always a mixture of fantasy, fairytales, and anything they thought would catch our interest. Add to that a couple of grandmothers and an excellent primary school librarian, who liked to feed me the classics like <i>Anne of Green Gable</i>s, <i>What Katy Did</i>,&nbsp; <i>A Little Bush Maid</i>, and many more, I guess it’s no surprise that when the stories in my head started to turn up they were a mixture of fantasy and romance.<br /><br />In fantasy I like the adventure of escaping (and creating) a whole new world and seeing how the extra abilities and creatures of a fantasy world challenge and shape my characters. But my fantasy books always have a healthy dose of romance and, while my romance novels are firmly set in our world, I guess to me, there’s always a touch of magic in the wild ride of falling in love.<br /><br />My problem as a writer, is trying to get to all of the ideas in my head. There’s a lot of them. Right now, the fantasy voice is talking the loudest and I’m focused on those but even then, the voices don’t want to stick to one genre. Currently I’m writing a vampire and werewolf type urban fantasy, a slightly futuristic urban fantasy with magic, finishing an alt-world fantasy trilogy and thinking about the start of two more potential alt-world fantasy. That’s a lot of world and people in my head.<br /><br />But somehow my brain keeps giving me the ideas and the stories. I’m still not entirely sure where they come from, but I’m happy that they’re there and I’m grateful to all the writers of the stories that fired up my imagination (and still fire up my imagination) and help fuel my own books.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IUhOTWrVDXA/XmRpXV4ZUUI/AAAAAAAAPwk/WEjErk1WTH4PzjsSsl2XSjKz9-rKPS5uwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/MJScott.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IUhOTWrVDXA/XmRpXV4ZUUI/AAAAAAAAPwk/WEjErk1WTH4PzjsSsl2XSjKz9-rKPS5uwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MJScott.jpg" width="320" /></a><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">M.J. Scott </span></b>is an unrepentant bookworm. Luckily she grew up in a family that fed her a properly varied diet of books and these days is surrounded by people who are understanding of her story addiction. When not wrestling one of her own stories to the ground, she can generally be found reading someone else’s. Her other distractions include yarn, cat butlering, dark chocolate and watercolor. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her website is www.mjscott.net. She also writes contemporary romance as Melanie Scott and Emma Douglas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qc2PXNVPTuM/XjlsLBTOfqI/AAAAAAAAPo8/zF394CsEGcE9cb3nMEcd5DY9UupmG8hmQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/UnboundQueen_300x490_min.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qc2PXNVPTuM/XjlsLBTOfqI/AAAAAAAAPo8/zF394CsEGcE9cb3nMEcd5DY9UupmG8hmQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/UnboundQueen_300x490_min.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><br /><br /><br />Her next release is&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Unbound Queen&nbsp;</span></b>(Book 3, <b>The Four Arts</b>), out April 28 and available for pre-order now.<br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qc2PXNVPTuM/XjlsLBTOfqI/AAAAAAAAPo8/zF394CsEGcE9cb3nMEcd5DY9UupmG8hmQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/UnboundQueen_300x490_min.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="304" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qc2PXNVPTuM/XjlsLBTOfqI/AAAAAAAAPo8/zF394CsEGcE9cb3nMEcd5DY9UupmG8hmQCPcBGAYYCw/s400/UnboundQueen_300x490_min.jpg" width="247" /></a><br /><br /><br /><b><i>She’s been offered a crown but taking it could cost her everything…</i></b><br /><b><i><br /></i></b><br />Lady Sophie Mackenzie might be fifth in line to the Anglion throne but she never wanted to rule. But she’s bound to a demon, gifted with forbidden magic, and under threat from those who would use her unusual power for themselves. And now her hopes of finding peace in exile have been shattered by visions of a terrible darkness gnawing at the heart of her homeland.<br /><br />Then the emperor of Illvya makes her an offer she can’t refuse—return home and overthrow the queen of Anglion, or lose everything she holds dear.<br /><br />To face down the darkness and save her husband and everyone she loves, she may have to betray the country—and the queen—she once served and play the games of power she never wanted any part of.<br /><br />But can she play them to win…<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.mjscott.net/the-unbound-queen/" target="_blank">Pre-order links</a></b><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-84678451500352943742020-03-03T10:16:00.001+11:002020-03-03T13:27:29.057+11:00DarkSider News for March 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>Let's celebrate Mad March (as we call it in the festival state) with our member news.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A Summer of Smoke and Sin </span></b>by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">TJ Nichols</span></b> was released on 28 February.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdvxdfwDLfk/XjlkxBbEQvI/AAAAAAAAPoU/HjKhWDOF7MEjSOV-AZtSd9BHvznvi7sGACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/summerofsmokesin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdvxdfwDLfk/XjlkxBbEQvI/AAAAAAAAPoU/HjKhWDOF7MEjSOV-AZtSd9BHvznvi7sGACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/summerofsmokesin.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><i>To stop a serial killer a detective will need to explore his own vices…</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Nathanial Bayard wants nothing more than to find the nobleman creating snuff pornography. If he fails, his career in the recently formed nobility taskforce will be over and as the youngest son he’ll be forced to obey his father and join the church. But a life of celibacy doesn’t appeal. Nathanial has never even kissed another man, fearing for his soul and his reputation.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jericho Fulbright has never lived a wholesome life. After behavior unbecoming he was discharged from the army and sent home in disgrace. His inventor and nouveau riche father refused to have anything to do with him, so Jericho turned to what he knew best: opium, gambling and sex.</div><div><br /></div><div>As the owner of the Jericho Rose, a club for gentlemen who like men, he enjoys a certain notoriety. Some would say he has a golden tongue, but the truth is a succubus lives within him feeding on souls. Once he needed her help, now she is a burden that keeps him from getting close to anyone.</div><div><br /></div><div>After the unfortunate death of a young noble man in Jericho’s bed, Nathanial is sent to investigate. He is scandalized and intrigued by Jericho, but soon realizes that Jericho could be exactly who he needs to help break the snuff case. Together they are drawn into a web of lies that will result in Jericho facing prison unless Nathanial can unmask the real creator of the snuff, a man with rank and privileges that reaches almost to the King.</div><div><br /></div><div>For readers who love urban fantasy set in an alternate history, crime, scandal and a virgin hero.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available&nbsp;from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Smoke-Sin-TJ-Nichols-ebook/dp/B07Y831T2F">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Summer-Smoke-Sin-TJ-Nichols-ebook/dp/B07Y831T2F">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1481061910">Apple Books</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-summer-of-smoke-and-sin-tj-nichols/1133748991">B&amp;N</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/a-summer-of-smoke-and-sin">Kobo</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Nemesis</b></span></span>&nbsp;by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Christina Phillips</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Realm of Flame and Shadow</b>) was released 27 February.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVXW_PjEVDs/XjjUtdCZysI/AAAAAAAAPns/zk2Xa6eqbIMrywjxrfAqE2sW93odwMiSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nemesis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVXW_PjEVDs/XjjUtdCZysI/AAAAAAAAPns/zk2Xa6eqbIMrywjxrfAqE2sW93odwMiSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/nemesis.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>When a vampire hunter cursed by her tainted heritage falls for an archangel out for her blood, an ancient covenant threatens to claim more than their lives…</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All dhampir Rowan Moreton wants is a normal life, but as an assassin of the Enclave of the Phoenix, she knows that’s impossible. Bound to the vampires who saved her from certain death and destined to die young because of her mixed heritage, love is something she can only dream of. She learned the hard way it’s too dangerous to be distracted, when her enemies lurk in every shadow. But one night with the gorgeous Azrael has her wishing things can be different. Is it possible to keep her sordid life a secret from him, without endangering him?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The archangel Azrael only cares about one thing. To hunt down the dhampir army of his sworn enemy. But when he meets the bewitching Rowan, he can’t stay away. One night is all he wants, except one night is not enough. Ensnared by the mind blowing sex, intrigued by her mysterious past, and captivated by her brilliant mind, he’s tempted to break every rule in the book to keep her by his side.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As outside forces close in on them, neither will sacrifice the other. But after a bitter betrayal, their pasts come back to haunt them, and the hunters become the hunted.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Caught in a deadly web of deception, and with time running out, they must risk everything to survive. But sometimes power isn’t everything, and the price of freedom is just too high…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mYp1Ew" target="_blank"><b>Buy links</b></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Unforgotten&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Cassie Laelyn</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>The Fallen Guardians</b>) was released on 26 February.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579658112l/50363822._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579658112l/50363822._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b><i>A twist even Fate didn't see coming...</i></b><br /><br />Fate offers no mercy. Especially not to those who betray her.<br /><br />Lethal Guardian Aric’s loyalty never falters. Not even when Fate exiled him and his brothers from the Heavens, separating Aric from his soulmate. He’ll do anything to reunite with her. But when Willow suddenly appears in the mortal realm, Aric’s greatest fear comes true—she’s no longer the angel he left behind.<br /><br />Since Aric abandoned her, the Heavens have become Willow’s personal Hell. Centuries of bitterness and hurt is a toxic combination. It even affects her angelic powers. When a Fallen offers Willow a chance to escape, she accepts. But shunning her connection to the Heavens comes at a cost.<br /><br /><br />In a twisted battle of loyalty, trust and hope, what price will two soulmates pay for a second chance at love?<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.cassielaelyn.com/unforgotten-the-fallen-guardians" target="_blank">Buy links</a></b></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Love Across Time Boxset</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Annie Seaton</b></span>&nbsp; (Book 1 &amp; 2 ,&nbsp;<b>Love Across Time</b>) was released 27 February.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0f7IvZ2froQ/XlUbAc-qTrI/AAAAAAAAPvI/40qzfL8ISG49is62byvxY6ttluD0MjipQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/loveacrosstime.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="373" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0f7IvZ2froQ/XlUbAc-qTrI/AAAAAAAAPvI/40qzfL8ISG49is62byvxY6ttluD0MjipQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/loveacrosstime.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Two beautifully written time travel love stories in one boxed set- romances that mix the suspense and implications of time travel.&nbsp;</i></b><br /><br />From award winning author Annie Seaton, these romances over time will warm your heart.<br /><br />Book 1: <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Come Back to Me</span></b>...Megan Miller has come to a crossroads in her career. Accusations of a breach of ethics in her university teaching have rocked her world. As she travels halfway across the world to the Glastonbury rock festival to research and complete her doctoral thesis, she hopes that the mess she leaves behind in Australia will be sorted while she is in England.<br /><br />Davy Morgan, reclusive rock singer, tries to keep his music world and his private life separate; his very existence depends on it. But when the beautiful, fey woman turns up at the cottage next door, he must do all he can to keep his dark secret. Because everything is not as it seems in Davy's world.<br />When the truth comes out, can their love cross the decades, or will it be lost in time?<br /><br />Book 2- <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Follow Me</span></b>: Beth McLaren knows that her great aunt’s cottage holds the key to the mystery that has been a family secret since she was a child. Determined to discover if what she has read in Great Aunt Alice’s diary is true, Beth travels halfway across the world to Glastonbury to solve the mystery.<br /><br />Silas Rogers, an eccentric musician who moves into the cottage, is equally determined to keep Beth from knowing the truth… and keep her from danger. The last thing he expected was to fall in love.<br />But when Beth finds herself in the fifteenth century… can she trust that Silas will find her and get her home?<br /><br />When the truth comes out, can their love cross the centuries, or will it be lost in time</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Across-Time-Boxed-Set-ebook/dp/B084KRMJ4Z" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Love-Across-Time-Boxed-Set-ebook/dp/B084KRMJ4Z" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Gluttony&nbsp;</b></span></span><span style="text-align: left;">by</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Lana Pecherczyk</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: left;">(Book 4,</span><b style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;Deadly Seven</b><span style="text-align: left;">)</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: left;">was released on 26 February.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1576131036l/49208879._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1576131036l/49208879._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Tony Lazarus is a man who seems to have everything. Money, fame, movie-star good looks, women... but appearances can be deceiving. Behind the million-dollar smile is a hero losing his battle against the sin he’s supposed to have complete control over. Instead of fighting to keep the city safe, alcohol and drugs are his life until a chance encounter places him at the wrong end of sassy security agent’s ire.<br /><br />It's enough to shake sense into him, but now he has a new addiction, and her name is Bailey Haze. She is his lifemate, ex CIA and she wants nothing to do with him. He represents everything she’s been fighting to overcome her entire life – he's cocky, smug, and entitled.<br /><br />When a Syndicate failed experiment terrorizes Cardinal City, the two must work together. As their fates become forever entwined, and desire ignites between them, can they forget about their prejudices and join forces? Or will their inner demons dig a grave they can’t hope to get out of alive?</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082KCZKZW" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B082KCZKZW" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Galactic Inferno</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Mel Teshco</span></b>&nbsp; (Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Alien Hunger</b>) was re-released on 29 February.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CX6zBe65PgM/XjjBPUKlhUI/AAAAAAAAPnA/SS2KlQarR6MumimP2jMrd16pGMa6IgVuQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/galacticinferno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CX6zBe65PgM/XjjBPUKlhUI/AAAAAAAAPnA/SS2KlQarR6MumimP2jMrd16pGMa6IgVuQCPcBGAYYCw/s400/galacticinferno.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br />Ally Grayson believes she's the last person on Earth after aliens arrived, bringing with them a deadly virus that wiped out most of mankind. Somehow surviving the annihilation, she hides in a Sydney house with her dog, Bonnie. She knows she has to leave before the "eyes in the sky" detect her and have her captured, but she never expects an alien to save her and Bonnie from the jaws of a ravenous, feral dog. Never expects to be drawn to Renate, the alien male who seems more human than any man she's ever known.<br />She fights an attraction she can't win, and soon enough she's in his arms, under his hard, amazing body. Except their unearthly desire might not be enough to keep them together when Renate's alien comrades close in.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084DP8131" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B084DP8131" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1497420773" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/galactic-inferno-mel-teshco/1111632051" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/galactic-inferno" target="_blank">Kobo</a> |</b><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: times;"><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Miss Isabelle's Craving</b></span></span>&nbsp;by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Imogene Nix</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(<b>The Search </b>duology) was released 21 February.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vdaNeVk7TRc/Xlz0yLGZJuI/AAAAAAAAPwE/zxeZLTY0ZDUz89aDa2XhdcSt3ht25WRtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/missisabelles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vdaNeVk7TRc/Xlz0yLGZJuI/AAAAAAAAPwE/zxeZLTY0ZDUz89aDa2XhdcSt3ht25WRtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/missisabelles.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>​Two sisters, one driving desire for passion.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After her sister’s successful marriage, Isabelle Forster is sure she’ll only ever be an old maid aunt. That is until she meets Langdon Deveraux. He’s tall, he’s dashing, and he excites her enough to take a walk on the wild side. But with only a month to explore Shanghai before her sister and brother-in-law have decreed they must return to England, time is short.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Langdon wants Isabelle from the first moment they meet, but with the news that she’s leaving shortly, he’s propelled into action after she makes an advance that leaves him reeling. Marriage is the only answer, but he’s got other pressing issues: hunting down the opium importers and pressure from his superior to see if the Forster sisters are involved.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Between the opium problem and issues with running Forster Shipping, Isabelle is learning to accept her sexuality and changed circumstances. It’s going to make the first weeks of marriage full of adventure and danger.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Content Warning: This book contains abduction triggers and sexual content</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available in</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://books2read.com/MissIsabelle" target="_blank">Ebook</a> | <a href="https://www.imogenenix.net/miss-isabelles-craving.html" target="_blank">Paperback</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Non spec-fiction</b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Harbour</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Claire Boston</span></b>&nbsp; (Book 2,&nbsp;<b>First Response</b>) wasr released on 1 March.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GdwRxzoU6f4/XjjLzBPbqnI/AAAAAAAAPnU/dtENRu589OI1vSGn6yn1j9S3Ww_N_upuACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Harbour-Medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GdwRxzoU6f4/XjjLzBPbqnI/AAAAAAAAPnU/dtENRu589OI1vSGn6yn1j9S3Ww_N_upuACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Harbour-Medium.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b>She doesn’t love him anymore. But if she leaves him, she might pay the ultimate price…</b><br /><b><br /></b>Alyse Wilson can’t remember the last time she felt safe in her own home. And after years of her abusive partner laundering money through her business, she doesn’t see any way out. But when rough seas threaten to sink her small craft, she’s stunned when she’s plucked from the waves by an old high-school friend.<br /><br />Marine Rescue Officer Kim On will never forget the day he lost Alyse. And when he unexpectedly finds himself pulling her into his arms from the depths, he can tell she needs saving from more than just choppy waters. So he vows to do whatever it takes to help her escape, unaware his rival is willing to employ deadly force to keep her in his power.<br /><br />Gaining a glimpse of a life outside a toxic relationship, Alyse prepares a case to ensure her cruel partner’s arrest. And though he realizes he’s falling for his former crush all over again, Kim worries the closer they get, the more peril she’s in.<br /><br />Can Alyse and Kim break the hold of a controlling man without it costing their lives?<br /><br />Harbour is the third standalone novel in the page-turning First Response romantic suspense series. If you like breathtaking drama, high-stakes tension, and unexpected twists and turns, then you’ll adore Claire Boston’s tale of love and danger.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://claireboston.com/books/the-blackbridge-series/harbour/" target="_blank">Buy links&nbsp;</a>on Claire's website</b></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Kakadu Sunset&nbsp;</b></span>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Annie Seaton&nbsp;</span></span></b>was released&nbsp; in audio format on 1 November 2019.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i-fnCs0tIVQ/XlUcSKjWoTI/AAAAAAAAPvU/K-aDOds95NwL4_J15T8qe21lCLyhKssLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/kakadusunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i-fnCs0tIVQ/XlUcSKjWoTI/AAAAAAAAPvU/K-aDOds95NwL4_J15T8qe21lCLyhKssLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/kakadusunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Helicopter pilot Ellie Porter loves her job. Soaring above the Kakadu National Park, she feels freed from the questions around her father’s suicide and the heavy loss of her beloved family farm. But when a search-and-rescue mission on the boundary of the old farm reveals unusual excavation works, Ellie vows to investigate.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The last thing she needs is her bad-tempered copilot, Kane McLaren, interfering. He's the son of the current owners of the farm, and her attraction to him is a distraction she can’t afford, especially when someone threatens to put a stop to her inquiries - by any means necessary.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ellie must trust Kane if she is to have any hope of uncovering the truth. Between Ellie’s damage and Kane’s secrets, can they find a way to open up to each other before the shadowy forces shut her up...for good?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Kakadu-Sunset/dp/B07ZG22DGP" target="_blank"><b>Audible</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Daintree&nbsp;</b></span>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Annie Seaton&nbsp;</span></span></b>was released in audio format on 1 January.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nrlMeC8BvNE/XlUdhFMWwHI/AAAAAAAAPvg/PH7fKivxCbMU9ov6QLSrrbkDFvoN4NWMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/daintree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nrlMeC8BvNE/XlUdhFMWwHI/AAAAAAAAPvg/PH7fKivxCbMU9ov6QLSrrbkDFvoN4NWMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/daintree.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>The Daintree breeds survivors - those who can weather the storms, heat and floods that come hand in hand with its beauty.</i></b><br /><br />Doctor Emma Porter is one such survivor, living in an isolated cottage as past hurts heal, dedicated to her patients and to preserving this precious land where she has made a home.<br /><br />But her quiet life is disrupted when Doctor Jeremy Langford starts working at the hospital, bringing back painful memories: Jeremy was her first love and embodies all that she left behind in Sydney.<br /><br />Jeremy has demons of his own, however, and the tight-knit community of Dalrymple seems to promise the peace he has been looking for. But while some come to the Daintree to find shelter, others are here to exploit the rainforest’s riches. And they will stop at nothing to get their hands on its bounty.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Daintree/dp/B082BXCG6G" target="_blank">Audible</a></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><br /><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Non spec-fiction</b></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Trouble with Jack</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Annie Seaton</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1,<span style="text-align: center;"><b>&nbsp;Sunshine Coast</b>) is expected for release 30 April.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wq7W43zaDrQ/XlUZqp7qNII/AAAAAAAAPu8/Dw27BnV57hc-Tg6bDbt9hAvGsJLwFbF7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/troublewithjack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wq7W43zaDrQ/XlUZqp7qNII/AAAAAAAAPu8/Dw27BnV57hc-Tg6bDbt9hAvGsJLwFbF7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/troublewithjack.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The one passion they had in common was the one that would keep Jack and Sienna apart.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sculptor, Sienna Sacchi, is about to have everything she's ever dreamed of, when Jack Montgomery comes strolling back into her life as the owner of her gallery at Noosa Heads.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Her plan to buy the gallery is ruined, but Sienna refuses to let Jack interfere with the most important thing-her debut exhibition.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But Jack's not just taking over her workplace, he's also intruding on her art studio, her home, and maybe even her heart.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jack Montgomery has few rules for his carefree life, but never mixing business with pleasure is one he is determined to keep. He'd planned on finally satisfying the tension between him and Sienna but discovering he's her boss puts an immediate end to that. Unfortunately, being forced to share a tiny cottage by the lake with the gorgeous, tempting sculptor is pushing Jack to his limits.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Can they both decide what is important enough to fight for?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Pre-Order from:&nbsp;</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Jack-Sunshine-Coast-Book-ebook/dp/B084L7ZBYY" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Trouble-Jack-Sunshine-Coast-Book-ebook/dp/B084L7ZBYY" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.annieseaton.net/store.html#!/The-Trouble-with-Jack-PRE-ORDER-PRINT-March/p/174535002/category=0" target="_blank">Paperback</a></b><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">COVER REVEAL</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Saved By the Trickster&nbsp;</b></span>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Shona Husk&nbsp;</span></span></b>has a new cover.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X-CvfwGRYpo/XlzyhK2hqNI/AAAAAAAAPvw/vjFxrklS8jUsUy2Vw-knC26aifcd2Q6pQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/savedbythetrickster-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X-CvfwGRYpo/XlzyhK2hqNI/AAAAAAAAPvw/vjFxrklS8jUsUy2Vw-knC26aifcd2Q6pQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/savedbythetrickster-sm.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Nell&nbsp;</b></span>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Annie Seaton&nbsp;</span></span></b>(Book 3, <b>Pentecost Island</b>) is expected in August 2020.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--CuEdVOf7Rg/XlUYm9vN2SI/AAAAAAAAPu0/dgyfPP9rI7oW2C2zzN00XSOwpR_nP8C5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nell-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--CuEdVOf7Rg/XlUYm9vN2SI/AAAAAAAAPu0/dgyfPP9rI7oW2C2zzN00XSOwpR_nP8C5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/nell-2.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">FREE SHORT STORY</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oPUyLCU9gF4/Xl2RWtMp55I/AAAAAAAAPwQ/ctbQEEKHBU8ukyvxis0kjuc7ayDS160mgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ShelleyRussellNolan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="369" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oPUyLCU9gF4/Xl2RWtMp55I/AAAAAAAAPwQ/ctbQEEKHBU8ukyvxis0kjuc7ayDS160mgCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ShelleyRussellNolan.jpg" width="134" /></a>A prequel short story&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Dark Sacrifice</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Shelley Russell Nolan</span></b>&nbsp;is available on&nbsp;<b><a href="https://shelleyrussellnolan.com/2020/02/27/free-prequel-short-story/" target="_blank">Shelley's blog</a>.&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">EVENTS</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b><i>This weekend...</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KudvnBLqdsQ/XjgQAkbiUzI/AAAAAAAAPl0/W2Bj9tpm-jAE23J-9c4eLzcKcVML1upegCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ARR2020-author-banner_Tickets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1299" height="459" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KudvnBLqdsQ/XjgQAkbiUzI/AAAAAAAAPl0/W2Bj9tpm-jAE23J-9c4eLzcKcVML1upegCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/ARR2020-author-banner_Tickets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>A number of DarkSiders are participating in&nbsp;<b>ARRA's A Romantic Rendezvous</b>&nbsp;March event across multiple cities across Australia.</i><br /><br /><b>Brisbane: 6 March -</b>&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Dakota Harrison</span></b><br /><br /><b>Sydney: 8 March&nbsp;</b>-&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Donna Maree Hanson / Dani Kristoff</span></b>,&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br />To get tickets, go to the&nbsp;<a href="http://australianromancereaders.com.au/events/arr2020/" target="_blank"><b>ARRA website</b></a>. We hope to see you there!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>FACEBOOK GROUPS</b></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rGhFcRnL9Ak/Xlz0BYVTnAI/AAAAAAAAPv8/ntZ1uLaOYHEMRFlCNJdr_eiCuaBR8NXFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Makersfakers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="784" height="75" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rGhFcRnL9Ak/Xlz0BYVTnAI/AAAAAAAAPv8/ntZ1uLaOYHEMRFlCNJdr_eiCuaBR8NXFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/Makersfakers.jpg" width="200" /></a><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Imogene Nix</span></b> has a street team on Facebook called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/212386522606850/" target="_blank"><b>Imogene Nix's&nbsp; Makers and Fakers</b>.</a>&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-68919005363943510942020-02-25T07:00:00.000+11:002020-02-25T09:32:18.562+11:00DarkSider News for February - Part 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>February has been a hot month for the DarkSiders.&nbsp;</i><br /><i>Here's another news instalment.&nbsp;</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Tobias' Spark</b></span></span>&nbsp;by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Samantha Marshall</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>The Kin Chronicles</b>) was released 22&nbsp; February.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vcWJxmeULE/XkaShx1RMdI/AAAAAAAAPsY/vvYMHyfio8QCBUlE5JiHyS5p3tTJro3lQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Tobias.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vcWJxmeULE/XkaShx1RMdI/AAAAAAAAPsY/vvYMHyfio8QCBUlE5JiHyS5p3tTJro3lQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Tobias.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Embrace the lightning… or be destroyed by the storm.</i></b><br /><br />With the chaotic hormones of transition coursing through his body, murderous bearkin on the loose and an unfairly attractive tigerkin making moves on the woman he loves, Tobias Greenwood didn’t think his life could get any more stressful.<br /><br />Then Andre Redding, Aislinn’s powerful father, arrives home from Ireland to handle the threat of the bearkin personally. The dark weight of a deceitful past weighs heavily on Aislinn and Tobias, leading them to question Andre’s motivations and hide their blossoming relationship from his prying eyes.<br /><br />As friend and foe whip into a frenzy, Tobias’ pack looks to him for protection and guidance – but with transition stealing his thoughts right out of his head, Tobias isn’t sure how to get through his day, let alone provide the support they need.<br /><br />Only Aislinn is his guiding light, but Olaf Gruybere, the vicious bearkin General, is determined to snuff out her life through the unholy connection they share. To save her, Tobias must fight the single most important battle of his life; one that will require not only his ever-increasing Alpha strength, but the entirety of his heart and soul.<br /><br />** This book is intended for adults and therefore contains adult scenes, violence and adult language where the characters deem it necessary. **</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bpO06J" target="_blank">Buy links for ebook</a></b><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0648573028" target="_blank">Buy link for paperback</a></b><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>The Lord and the Mermaid</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Bernadette Rowley</b></span>&nbsp; (Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Queen Makers Saga</b>) is now available in paperback.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eSxEa3x-3ZI/XUlvnWQE8JI/AAAAAAAAPHA/naV2eS7vcwkZK4OOBHEu7w_vc1GpV9g8ACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/lordandmermaid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eSxEa3x-3ZI/XUlvnWQE8JI/AAAAAAAAPHA/naV2eS7vcwkZK4OOBHEu7w_vc1GpV9g8ACPcBGAYYCw/s400/lordandmermaid.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A DESPERATE MERMAID, determined to flee her people and create a new life. Merielle has rejected her family and gambled her future on inducing a human man to fall in love with her.AN EXILED SEA CAPTAIN, sworn to avenge a devastating loss. Nikolas blames the monstrous sea nymphs for his brother’s disappearance but when he finds an injured mermaid on his beach, he agrees to help her.<br /><br />Despite his hate for the mer people, Nik is increasingly drawn to Meri, who slowly works her way into his damaged heart. Will Nik break the laws of land and sea to be with Meri or will the devastating secret she holds crush their tumultuous relationship.<br /><br />The Lord and the Mermaid is the fourth book in the epic Queenmakers Saga, combining the sweeping high fantasy world of Thorius with sizzling romance. If you like magic, political intrigue and mythical creatures, wrapped up in a dark and sexy retelling of The Little Mermaid, then you’ll adore The Lord and the Mermaid.<br /><br />***This book contains sex scenes and is intended for mature readers***</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0648310558" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;</b></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Paying the Forfeit</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">S.E. Gilchrist</span></b>&nbsp; (Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Search for Home</b>) was released on 20 February (it was originally in the Hot Down Under series)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OPNis3DdqZI/XjgareMZRrI/AAAAAAAAPmA/oaIcY6-nKnYWpO95d0eXVviC_aXUn8fZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Paying%2Bthe%2BForfeit%2BKyle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="544" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OPNis3DdqZI/XjgareMZRrI/AAAAAAAAPmA/oaIcY6-nKnYWpO95d0eXVviC_aXUn8fZACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Paying%2Bthe%2BForfeit%2BKyle.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />I’ve loved him the moment I set eyes on him, but he was pledged to my sister as part of a newly-forged alliance between our two tribes.<br /><br />So I left my family behind and sought a different life in the domed city called the Fortress, alone.<br />Four years later, my mother begged me to return. Since my sister has refused to honour the agreement, the forfeit – a cache of the prized yellow sapphires – must be paid or my remaining family will be banished.<br /><br />Should I hand over the sapphires I’ve discovered?<br /><br />Or keep silent and take one long, hot night with the mate of my heart - before I leave forever.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Paying-Forfeit-Search-Home-Gilchrist-ebook/dp/B083GC8J4F/" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Paying-Forfeit-Search-Home-Gilchrist-ebook/dp/B083GC8J4F/" target="_blank">Amazon Aus&nbsp;</a>|</b><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Non spec-fiction</b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Once in a Blue Moon</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Amanda Ashby</span></b> (Book 2, <b>Belles of St. Clair</b>) was released on 17 February.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLdDfK_Cncw/XkqqC2PYLAI/AAAAAAAAPto/_c3-NRYvwnYL92KU6xEOg_3e7cw9fyN7gCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/onceinabluemoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLdDfK_Cncw/XkqqC2PYLAI/AAAAAAAAPto/_c3-NRYvwnYL92KU6xEOg_3e7cw9fyN7gCPcBGAYYCw/s400/onceinabluemoon.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Florist Laney George has a successful business, amazing friends and big, big dreams––oh, and a broken heart. But she’s working through that last one. Then the man she hoped to never see again shows up––and Laney’s carefully ordered plans are experiencing technical difficulties.<br /><br />Celebrated Author Adam Fitzpatrick planned to be in St. Clair for no more than a day. Sign the books, and get out. Same story, different day. What he didn’t count on was Laney George, who happens to be the star of his somewhat fictional tale. She broke his heart years ago, and he’d gone a bit mad. Okay, maybe a lot mad––and he put everything in his book, never imagining it would be a world-wide best seller.<br /><br />Now that he’s seen her again, he wants answers. But it isn’t just her that draws him in. It’s the town, something is happening and for the first time in years…he can write again. If only he could convince the woman who hates him most to start a new chapter in their story.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://entangledpublishing.com/once-in-a-blue-moon.html" target="_blank">Buy links</a> available from Entangled Publishing.</b></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: times;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Full Circle&nbsp;</b></span>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Annie Seaton&nbsp;</span></span></b>(<b>Bindara Creek Short and Sweet Romance</b>) was released December 2019.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CXqw3Sv7zlA/Xk5wTdlufsI/AAAAAAAAPt8/Y9IdmmsR47I0P6VVetst1l-ybmJQf-EkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/fullcircle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="340" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CXqw3Sv7zlA/Xk5wTdlufsI/AAAAAAAAPt8/Y9IdmmsR47I0P6VVetst1l-ybmJQf-EkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/fullcircle.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br /></div>Five years ago, Cleo Ainslie, fled Bindarra Creek with a broken heart, and is now content with her life.<br /><br />Or she thinks she is, until two close but meddlesome friends, decide to interfere in her life, when she refuses to go back to Bindarra for the Easter school reunion.<br /><br />Can Cleo deal with having Jonathon Kendall in her life again?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.annieseaton.net/full-circle.html" target="_blank">Buy links</a></b></div><br style="font-family: times; text-align: center;" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><br /><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Non spec-fiction</b></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Daniel de Lorne</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Fiona Greene</span></b> (together with Nikki Logan) will be part of a series to be published in e-book format by <i>Escape Publishing</i> and the three books printed in one volume by MIRA. The series is called<b><i>&nbsp;Rivervue Community Theatre</i></b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Book 1 - <b>Tread the Boards</b> by Nikki Logan</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rivervue Theatre's props-maven Mackenzie Russell is drawn to enigmatic loner Dylan North. But both Kenzie and Dylan have secrets to keep. Secrets that if revealed could tear the town, the theatre - and Dylan and Kenzie - apart.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Set the Stage</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Daniel de Lorne</span></b> (Book 2,<span style="text-align: center;"><b>&nbsp;Rivervue Community Theatre</b>) is expected for release 27 July.</span></div>(no cover image as yet)<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">While the redevelopment brief for Rivervue Community Theatre moulders on his desk, a phone call from a unrequited past love sends architect, Gabriel Mora, running back to his artsy hometown. Afraid of worsening his mother's health, Gabriel is forced to hide his involvement in the redevelopment. It's just one more secret to keep, along with his feelings for a certain red-headed stage manager.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bruce Clifton can build anything. But the jobs mean nothing if he's not getting paid. On the cusp of losing his home, Bruce needs to find a way to call in those debts without showing his community how much trouble he's got himself into. With Gabriel's return to town stirring up past hurts, soon it's not just his home Bruce has to worry about losing, but his heart.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Can Bruce and Gabriel work together for the good of Rivervue, or will their hope for a second chance exit stage right?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://www.romance.com.au/9781867201816/set-the-stage-a-rivervue-community-theatre-romance-2/" target="_blank"><b>Pre-Order links</b></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Take a Bow</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Fiona Greene</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 3,<span style="text-align: center;"><b>&nbsp;Rivervue Community Theatre</b>) is expected for release 3 August.</span></div><br />(no cover image as yet)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Creative director, Lexi Spencer, stands centre stage in the fight to save the iconic Rivervue Community Theatre from redevelopment by the local council. With Draven's new play, Lexi's got the weapon she needs to keep Rivervue open. She just needs to ensure it remains a secret. Staging the controversial Larrikin is guaranteed to cause trouble, but it's a risk she's willing to take. She's already lost so much in her life, losing the theatre isn't an option.</div><div><br /></div><div>Council CEO Mark Conroy is new to artsy Brachen, but not to dealing with passionate constituents who disagree with his decisions. And he's definitely not new to Lexi Spencer. Over a decade has passed since he ruined his relationship with Lexi, but old feelings aren't as easily written off as a building. When they're forced to become allies, the town's secrets aren't the only ones at stake.</div><div><br /></div><div>Can they pull off the impossible and save Rivervue, or will their past bring down the curtain on a shared future?</div></div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><a href="https://www.romance.com.au/9781867201823/take-a-bow-a-rivervue-community-theatre-romance-3/" target="_blank"><b>Pre-Order links</b></a><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">The print collection will be called<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> One From The Heart</span></b> and will contain all three stories.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><a href="https://www.romance.com.au/9781867208105/one-from-the-heart-a-rivervue-community-theatre-romance-anthologytread-the-boardsset-the-stagetake-a-bow/" target="_blank">Pre-Order links</a></b><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Burn It Down</b></span></span>&nbsp;by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Jess Anastasi</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Texas Heroes</b>) is due for release 21 April.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kHxnh5DgxYM/Xk5tPB2Bq5I/AAAAAAAAPtw/BWBXf_BzMGQgvIYuhD1Ac3-PmfKRklqAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/burnitdowndownfs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="350" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kHxnh5DgxYM/Xk5tPB2Bq5I/AAAAAAAAPtw/BWBXf_BzMGQgvIYuhD1Ac3-PmfKRklqAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/burnitdowndownfs.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">When an arsonist targets a kind-hearted park ranger, a firefighter steps up to protect him… and overcome his fear of dating in the process. Park Ranger Troy Hurst has his hands full with a long, hot summer causing fires to break out all over the Sam Houston National Forest, and it looks like the weather isn’t the only culprit. But helping two abandoned teenage boys and facing the memory of his own difficult childhood will require all Troy’s strength and courage—he doesn’t have anything left to deal with the increasingly dangerous fires. Firefighter Jared Winters has never been one to turn his back on those in need, and Troy and his young wards are in more danger than they know. Even though Jared is still reeling from an abusive relationship and Troy’s never acted on his attraction to men, the heat between them is impossible to extinguish, and before they know it, they’re planning to become foster parents—a family. But first they’ll need to find and stop the dangerous criminal threatening homes and lives in Everness.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><br /><b> Pre-Order at:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641081562" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/1641081562" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Her Outback Haven&nbsp;</b></span>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Annie Seaton&nbsp;</span></span></b>(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Second Chance Bay</b>) is expected for release on 26 March.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulR6CaXv1go/Xk5xl-myPNI/AAAAAAAAPuI/QlAg-oWte14qIiBECyeY73p5_6TFcI13wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/heroutbackhaven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulR6CaXv1go/Xk5xl-myPNI/AAAAAAAAPuI/QlAg-oWte14qIiBECyeY73p5_6TFcI13wCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/heroutbackhaven.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dane McDougal has purchased land to build a luxury fishing lodge at a remote beachside&nbsp; location on the Gulf of Carpentaria.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Reclusive potter and single mother, Nicole Curtis, has a three year lease with the former owner. Dane was unaware that the house had a tenant, and he expects her to move out. Nicole digs her heels in, fearing for their lives if she and four-year-old Binnie have to move from this house in the wilderness.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Can Dane&nbsp; remain immune to the gentle charms of this woman and convince her to leave?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><b><a href="https://www.annieseaton.net/second-chance-bay-series.html" target="_blank">Pre-Order links</a></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">COVER REVEAL</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Temptation's Flight&nbsp;</b></span>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Delwyn Jenkins&nbsp;</span></span></b>(Book 5,&nbsp;<b>Dragon Alliance</b>)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9XFHDQD4SAs/XlDAZzP3j8I/AAAAAAAAPuo/76rF2cQJ3qYumVYH7yrfiKhzZ-UG3aHhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/temptationsflight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="652" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9XFHDQD4SAs/XlDAZzP3j8I/AAAAAAAAPuo/76rF2cQJ3qYumVYH7yrfiKhzZ-UG3aHhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/temptationsflight.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">EXCERPT</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">An excerpt from <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Assassin's Gift</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Claire Boston</span></b>&nbsp;is available on <b><a href="https://www.claireboston.com/books/fantasy/the-assassins-gift/" target="_blank">Claire's website</a>.&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZLVzLtxhGk/XhMxHf38JSI/AAAAAAAAPjw/LObh0PJfDvcfqF3TpRMTaZosPIQiZxzPgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/assassin%2527sgift.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZLVzLtxhGk/XhMxHf38JSI/AAAAAAAAPjw/LObh0PJfDvcfqF3TpRMTaZosPIQiZxzPgCPcBGAYYCw/s400/assassin%2527sgift.jpeg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>She’s trained to kill. But is her prey the man she’s ordered to eliminate… or the one who sent her?</i></b><br /><br />Princess Lien reserves her loyalty for her uncle, the emperor. Groomed as his secret assassin after he took her in, her first target is the khan of the barbarians responsible for her parents’ murder. But her supernatural speed is no help when the monarch betroths her to the man she’s meant to slay.<br /><br />Waking naked in the enemy camp far from the palace and her pet dragon, Lien is horrified to find she’s imprisoned by the ruthless tribe—and they know her true mission. Refusing to believe her uncle betrayed her, she vows to become his spy. But as evidence that she’s on the wrong side mounts, it will test her fidelity and honor.<br /><br />Can Lien unravel a web of deceit in time to stop the real traitor?<br /><br />The Assassin’s Gift is the first book in the riveting Emperor's Conspiracy fantasy series. If you like strong heroines, loyalties challenged, and treacherous battles, then you’ll love Claire Boston’s enthralling adventure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">EVENTS</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b><i>A reminder that DarkSiders will be at the following event around the country.&nbsp;</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KudvnBLqdsQ/XjgQAkbiUzI/AAAAAAAAPl0/W2Bj9tpm-jAE23J-9c4eLzcKcVML1upegCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ARR2020-author-banner_Tickets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1299" height="459" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KudvnBLqdsQ/XjgQAkbiUzI/AAAAAAAAPl0/W2Bj9tpm-jAE23J-9c4eLzcKcVML1upegCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/ARR2020-author-banner_Tickets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>A number of DarkSiders are participating in&nbsp;<b>ARRA's A Romantic Rendezvous</b>&nbsp;March event across multiple cities across Australia.</i><br /><br /><b>Brisbane: 6 March -</b>&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Dakota Harrison</span></b><br /><br /><b>Sydney: 8 March&nbsp;</b>-&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Donna Maree Hanson / Dani Kristoff</span></b>,&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b><br /><br /><b>Melbourne: 14 March</b>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Donna Maree Hanson / Dani Kristoff, Keri Arthur, MJ/Melanie Scott / Emma Douglas, M.L. Tompsett, Samantha Marshall</span></b><br /><br /><b>Perth: 15 March</b>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Anna Hackett, Claire Boston, Juanita Kees, Lana Pecherczyk, Shona Husk, TJ Nichols</span></b><br /><br /><b>Adelaide: 17 March</b>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Eleni Konstantine, Lilliana Rose, Maggie Mundy</span></b><br /><br /><br />To get tickets, go to the&nbsp;<a href="http://australianromancereaders.com.au/events/arr2020/" target="_blank"><b>ARRA website</b></a>. We hope to see you there!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ON SALE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Books that are on sale for a limited time.&nbsp;</i></span></div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Shelter</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;Claire Boston</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1, <b>First Response</b>).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vK5JMiUyMuk/Xk8j1gixY4I/AAAAAAAAPuU/LfiPGUapLBI0-ISdih0BYoCj3xQtHFIJACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/shelter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vK5JMiUyMuk/Xk8j1gixY4I/AAAAAAAAPuU/LfiPGUapLBI0-ISdih0BYoCj3xQtHFIJACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/shelter.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>She’s desperate to fit in. He’s searching for forgiveness. Can they break their emotional chains to free true love?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Border Force Agent Zamira does everything by the book. But when she hears rumors of a missing friend held captive, she opts to ditch the rules and go rogue. Met with suspicion upon her arrival in Blackbridge, she sweet-talks a handsome resident and watches sparks fly at exactly the wrong time…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jeremy volunteers to fight fires to atone for his father’s death. With his feelings heavily guarded, he’s surprised when the beautiful Zamira sets his heart racing. But after the agent’s quest puts them both in harm’s way, he hopes the dangerous hunt won’t cost him yet another person he loves.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As shadowy figures track Zamira’s every move, finding her friend may mean ignoring the deepest connection she’s ever felt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Can Zamira and Jeremy liberate the girl and free their hearts?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B07QPY2H3M" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/product/B07QPY2H3M" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/au/book/shelter/id1460193939" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Claire_Boston_Shelter?id=WoOYDwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">Google Books</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/shelter-55" target="_blank">Kobo</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div></div><br /><br /><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-54927215463073737822020-02-18T07:00:00.000+11:002020-02-18T07:00:03.379+11:00DarkSider News for February - Part 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>More great news happening this February.&nbsp;</i><br /><i>The month may be short but there's plenty of good news.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW DARKSIDERS</span></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>WELCOME TO...</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Samantha Marshall</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hello!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Rqe6Cnkz9U/XkYw_UW5OxI/AAAAAAAAPsA/xelRcGZ5q8kdJLASxv1fjJBl-K7f-L1tgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/samanthamarshall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="600" height="197" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Rqe6Cnkz9U/XkYw_UW5OxI/AAAAAAAAPsA/xelRcGZ5q8kdJLASxv1fjJBl-K7f-L1tgCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/samanthamarshall.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">My name is Samantha Marshall and I’m an author of speculative fiction, a mother to two tiny dictators, an artist, a keen drinker of chai tea and, in my spare time, a unicorn.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I’ve been living stories as long as I can remember, telling them from the moment I could talk and writing them from the moment I could clumsily grip a crayon. Where I go, stories follow, like glitter on concert night. I see potential in things both strange and normal, am struck by inspiration in often unlikely places.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I believe in writing to the best of my ability, breathing life into my characters, always pushing the proverbial envelope, and dragons.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Won't you come on a ride?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Michelle Somers | M.L. Winters</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Michelle Somers </span></b>is a bookworm from way back. An ex-Kiwi who now calls Australia home, she’s a professional killer and matchmaker, a storyteller and a romantic. Words are her power and her passion. Her heroes and heroines always get their happy ever after, but she’ll put them through one hell of a journey to get there.<br /><br />Michelle lives in Melbourne with her real life hero and three heroes in the making. And Emerald, a black furry feline who thinks she’s a dog. Her debut novel, Lethal in Love won the Romance Writers of Australia’s 2013 Valerie Parv Award and 2016 Romantic Book of the Year, and the Indiana Golden Opportunities Award in 2013.</div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GF4KOnQrusU/XkaKINXIQOI/AAAAAAAAPsM/yWwnwwgcbqYrenhzhv10ctnGQ9p6zFt1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/MICHELLE%2BSOMERS.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="698" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GF4KOnQrusU/XkaKINXIQOI/AAAAAAAAPsM/yWwnwwgcbqYrenhzhv10ctnGQ9p6zFt1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MICHELLE%2BSOMERS.png" width="224" /></a><br />Michelle loves hearing from her readers, so please visit her at <a href="http://www.michelle-somers.com/">www.michelle-somers.com</a></div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">M.L. Winters</span></b> is the paranormal persona of romantic suspense author, Michelle Somers. She’s a bookworm from way back. An ex-Kiwi who now calls Australia home, she’s a professional killer and matchmaker, a storyteller and a romantic. Words are her power and her passion. Her heroes and heroines always get their happy ever after, but she’ll put them through one hell of a journey to get there.<br /><br />Michelle lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her real life hero and three little heroes in the making. And her black cat, Emmie, who thinks she’s a dog. Her debut novel, Lethal in Love won the Romance Writers of Australia’s 2016 Romantic Book of the Year (RuBY) and the 2013 Valerie Parv Award.<br />​<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Survivors</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Anna Hackett</b></span>&nbsp; (Book 19,&nbsp;<b>Hell Squad</b>) was released 11 February.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIPSk2ERevY/Xjlm4IYsU1I/AAAAAAAAPog/_wh5nZFXoCUhLhb1AMcaThXv7jBaeiu6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Survivors-OTHER-SITES-768x1152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIPSk2ERevY/Xjlm4IYsU1I/AAAAAAAAPog/_wh5nZFXoCUhLhb1AMcaThXv7jBaeiu6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Survivors-OTHER-SITES-768x1152.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Survivors</span></b>&nbsp;contain three novellas:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nate</span></b>&nbsp;— starring off-grid, loner Marine, Nate Caldwell. He lives alone in a cabin in the Blue Mountains avoiding the aliens and any survivors…until a young woman on the run from the raptors explodes into his life.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Dak</span></b>&nbsp;— starring Captain Dak Vaughn, the head of security for Groom Lake Base in North America. He only has room for his job — keeping all the survivors alive — and no room for the tough, attractive new recruit who gets under his skin.<br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Alexander</b></span>&nbsp;— starring engineer turned base leader, Alexander Erickson, brother of Hawk pilot Finn. He leads a tiny base of survivors in the snowy climes of Norway and has to join forces with an independent, older woman whose attention he’s been trying to capture.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084NVVCF5" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B084NVVCF5" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a></b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Galactic Burn</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Mel Teshco</b></span>&nbsp; (Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Alien Hunger</b>) was re-released 14 February.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KHQ4lzZ2kZY/Xji-bjzCNrI/AAAAAAAAPms/sJfweq7aWwMf7DD7EyLkX6u0LhnedYeFgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/galacticburn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KHQ4lzZ2kZY/Xji-bjzCNrI/AAAAAAAAPms/sJfweq7aWwMf7DD7EyLkX6u0LhnedYeFgCPcBGAYYCw/s400/galacticburn.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Humans have been almost wiped out. All the males are gone and only a few hundred females worldwide survived the devastation. The same deadly virus annihilated the female population of a mighty alien nation, and their three kings—Dar, Ezra and Maddox—are looking for one special female, Lillian, to capture and seduce.<br /><br />Though Lillian survived, she has no memory and struggles with the fact that three alien men have become her lovers. One by one, they take her, make her burn for release and satisfy her every sexual need. She craves their touches, their kisses, their comforting embraces while forming strong emotional bonds with each. Lillian is falling for her sexy aliens and agrees to become their life mate in a special ceremony—her three males will make love to Lillian as all the surviving alien males watch.<br /><br />But, as the ceremony nears, Lillian begins to remember. The aliens lied and covered up the horrible truth. Their happy, new life together might not be possible after all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0845TG89Q" target="_blank">Amazon US&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0845TG89Q" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1496303355" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/galactic-burn-mel-teshco/1104471772" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/galactic-burn" target="_blank">Kobo</a> |</b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Aislinn's Shadow</b></span></span>&nbsp;by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Samantha Marshall</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>The Kin Chronicles</b>) had its second edition released on 22 November 2019.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VBzlzhiCvfk/XkaTXxqDMyI/AAAAAAAAPsg/JrSE6AKevDAywKdcHAnWdjFd8E9AORH5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/aislinn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VBzlzhiCvfk/XkaTXxqDMyI/AAAAAAAAPsg/JrSE6AKevDAywKdcHAnWdjFd8E9AORH5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/aislinn.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Twelve years. Two people. One chance.</i></b><br /><br />After more than a decade in Ireland working for the powerful Kin High Council, Aislinn Redding returns to the remote Australian bush she once called home. Rest and relaxation are just what the doctor ordered, but powerful nightmares stalk Aislinn at every turn and not even the space behind her eyelids is safe.<br /><br />For over ten years, Tobias Greenwood worshipped the sound of Aislinn’s laughter inside his memory. Now, she’s back – but the reality of her presence is far different from that of his dreams. To make matters worse, her scent sparks a primal reckoning that threatens not only Aislinn’s life, but Tobias’ sanity.<br /><br />Determined to make a new life for herself among the pack, Aislinn dismisses Tobias’ hostility as nothing more than a grown man’s tantrum. If he couldn’t be bothered to call or write during her long absence, then why should she care what he thinks of her now? She shouldn’t. She doesn’t.<br /><br />Every flutter of Aislinn’s lashes insists she’s full of secrets, but Tobias can’t keep his head on his shoulders long enough to work out what they might be. When danger surfaces in the otherwise peaceful bush, he knows in the depths of his soul that she’s involved – though which side of the fence Aislinn sits on remains a mystery. Only one thing is certain; Tobias and Aislinn must either address the yawning divide between them… or sentence everyone they care about to a grisly death.<br /><br />** This book is intended for adults and therefore contains adult scenes, violence and adult language where the characters deem it necessary. **</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><a href="https://books2read.com/u/47Eq0R" target="_blank">Buy links</a></b></div></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Her Biker's Bite</b></span><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">M.L. Winters</span></b>&nbsp;is also included in collection called&nbsp;<b>Romance with Bite</b>. It was released on 1 February and is available for a limited time only.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gk7k7mT2g-U/XkE_NEzM41I/AAAAAAAAPp0/z4CwBmuie58IfracmMcmjQ0eLTnQZNZvACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/romancewithabite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gk7k7mT2g-U/XkE_NEzM41I/AAAAAAAAPp0/z4CwBmuie58IfracmMcmjQ0eLTnQZNZvACPcBGAYYCw/s400/romancewithabite.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Romance with a Bite will capture the heart of anyone who loves the bite of a sexy vamp, the growl of an Alpha wolf, or the sensual mystery of a fae prince or princess.<br /><br />If you adore paranormal romance with an edge, this LIMITED EDITION collection will satisfy your every craving.<br /><br />Vampires, shapeshifters, witches and fae – mythical creatures abound in these ten steamy romances that will leave you shivering with delight.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083DBHVGT" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B083DBHVGT" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Phantasia: A Bad Day on Olympus&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Efthalia</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Phi Athanatoi</b>) is expected for release on 18 February.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580384865l/50721432._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580384865l/50721432._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Torn apart by separate missions, can their love survive an impending apocalypse?</i></b><br /><br />Demigod ex-cop Carissa Alkippes is hellbent on clearing her father’s name. But when she’s sidetracked into saving Zeus’ life, she’s forced into a dangerous mission to locate missing deities. To find them, she must face a horde of bloodthirsty demons.<br /><br />Xen Lyson shouldn’t dwell on Carissa when he’s supposed to be stopping demons from feasting on humanity. But the sexy vampire worries her solitary journey to Olympus will put her in grave danger. And with absent gods causing devastating natural disasters, he must trust her father, Ares, to keep her safe.<br /><br />With every mortal sphere at risk, Carissa races to retrieve a magical codex believed to hold the key to defeating her enemy. And when Xen discovers the true source of the threat, saving both humans and gods will put his own immortality in jeopardy.<br /><br />In between battling Titans, gods, missing keys, and baklava can Carissa and Xen summon the power to conquer the sinister foe and return to each other’s arms?<br /><br />PHANTASIA – A Bad Day on Olympus is the second book in the Phi Athanatoi paranormal series. If you like strong women, adrenaline-filled action, and fun twists on Greek mythology, then you’ll love Efthalia’s passionate page-turner.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083TBWNPH" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B083TBWNPH" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br /></div></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Trading by Stormlight&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;">C.M. Simpson</b>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<b>Michael Anderle</b>&nbsp;(Book 7,&nbsp;<b>The Magic Below Paris</b>) was released on 28 January.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOjojLQWZyc/XjlyzH0NYuI/AAAAAAAAPpU/bhZnzAA2hFAYQ3ir1pJLXCNzXR2ARHcMgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/7%2BTrading%2Bby%2BStormlight%2BE-book%2BWEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOjojLQWZyc/XjlyzH0NYuI/AAAAAAAAPpU/bhZnzAA2hFAYQ3ir1pJLXCNzXR2ARHcMgCPcBGAYYCw/s400/7%2BTrading%2Bby%2BStormlight%2BE-book%2BWEB.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Parting is such sweet... No! There’s nothing sweet about it—and Marsh just wants it over. There’s a war to fight...​<br /><br />...but they need to get their people to safety before finding the next battle,<br /><br />...through remnant-infested territory,<br /><br />...against raiders who just don’t know when to quit.<br /><br />With the remnant massing, and the raiders striking territory they’ve been kicked out of, Marsh and the Protectors have their work cut out to reach Ariella’s Grotto with the survivors they’ve rescued—and then return before whatever lies Below attacks Roeglin and they garrison they’ve left behind.<br /><br />Join them as they struggle to journey through hostile territory, rife with surprises and new problems to conquer. Check out Trading into Stormlight today.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trading-Stormlight-Magic-Below-Paris-ebook/dp/B0849PCP55" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Trading-Stormlight-Magic-Below-Paris-ebook/dp/B0849PCP55" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">(now with correct links)<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Non spec-fiction</b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Promise Me Forever&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">Juanita Kees</span>&nbsp;</span></b>(Book 8,&nbsp;<b>Bindarra Creek: A Town Reborn</b>) was released on 14 February.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wDlzK4ffVY/XkE9VxgYcoI/AAAAAAAAPpk/zP8Ok35KytAyGO5PEGRw1kUVyN9Dlq6PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/promisemeforever.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="340" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wDlzK4ffVY/XkE9VxgYcoI/AAAAAAAAPpk/zP8Ok35KytAyGO5PEGRw1kUVyN9Dlq6PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/promisemeforever.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />News correspondent, Jack Hughes, is sent to sleepy Bindarra Creek to escape the spotlight after a scandalous fake video goes viral. He’s in the fight of his life to save his reputation. In a town only determination has kept from dying, the last thing Jack is looking for is love.<br /><br />The Bindarra Creek Museum is Meg Moonie’s life. But with her granny dead, a murder suspect on the run and the police asking questions, she struggles to keep the museum and Mary Moonie’s dream alive. Jack is a handsome distraction, but Meg has been hurt by a roving reporter before. Men who couldn’t put down roots never promised forever. If only he wasn’t so easy to fall in love with…<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Promise-Forever-Bindarra-Creek-Reborn-ebook/dp/B0843CKWKM" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Promise-Forever-Bindarra-Creek-Reborn-ebook/dp/B0843CKWKM" target="_blank">Amazon Aus&nbsp;</a>|</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Lethal in Love&nbsp;</b></span>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Michelle Somers&nbsp;</span></span></b>(Book 1, <b>Melbourne Murder</b>) is her latest release and was re-released February 2019.<br /><br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qh_JcV7UT4Y/XkaX4ZM8p2I/AAAAAAAAPss/kRvxFqTQzbYiDRB6QgXPxF61EHioZdbowCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/lethal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qh_JcV7UT4Y/XkaX4ZM8p2I/AAAAAAAAPss/kRvxFqTQzbYiDRB6QgXPxF61EHioZdbowCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/lethal.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><b><i>After 25 years, the Night Terror is back ... She can’t remember. He’ll never forget.&nbsp;</i></b><br /><br />Homicide detective Jayda Thomasz never lets her emotions get in the way of a case. So when the Night Terror serial killer re-emerges after 25 years, she’ll do everything to keep her mind on the job and off the smooth-talking stranger who crosses the path of her investigation.<br /><br />Reporter Seth Friedin is chasing the story that’ll make his career. When he enters the world of swinging for research, he never imagines he’ll be distracted by a hard-talking female detective whose kiss plagues his mind long after she’s gone.<br /><br />Past experience has shown Jayda that reporters are ruthless and unscrupulous. But when the murders get personal, and the Night Terror threatens everything she holds dear, will she make a deal with the devil to catch the killer? How far will she and Seth have to go? And do you ever really know who you can trust?<br /><br />Lethal in Love is an enemies to lovers, female detective, law enforcement romantic suspense set in Melbourne, Australia. In 2015 it won Romance Writers of Australia's Romantic Book of the Year.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NPK8MSZ" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07NPK8MSZ" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br style="font-family: times; text-align: center;" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Nemesis</b></span></span>&nbsp;by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Christina Phillips</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Realm of Flame and Shadow</b>) is due for release 27 February.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVXW_PjEVDs/XjjUtdCZysI/AAAAAAAAPns/zk2Xa6eqbIMrywjxrfAqE2sW93odwMiSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nemesis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVXW_PjEVDs/XjjUtdCZysI/AAAAAAAAPns/zk2Xa6eqbIMrywjxrfAqE2sW93odwMiSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/nemesis.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>When a vampire hunter cursed by her tainted heritage falls for an archangel out for her blood, an ancient covenant threatens to claim more than their lives…</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All dhampir Rowan Moreton wants is a normal life, but as an assassin of the Enclave of the Phoenix, she knows that’s impossible. Bound to the vampires who saved her from certain death and destined to die young because of her mixed heritage, love is something she can only dream of. She learned the hard way it’s too dangerous to be distracted, when her enemies lurk in every shadow. But one night with the gorgeous Azrael has her wishing things can be different. Is it possible to keep her sordid life a secret from him, without endangering him?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The archangel Azrael only cares about one thing. To hunt down the dhampir army of his sworn enemy. But when he meets the bewitching Rowan, he can’t stay away. One night is all he wants, except one night is not enough. Ensnared by the mind blowing sex, intrigued by her mysterious past, and captivated by her brilliant mind, he’s tempted to break every rule in the book to keep her by his side.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As outside forces close in on them, neither will sacrifice the other. But after a bitter betrayal, their pasts come back to haunt them, and the hunters become the hunted.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Caught in a deadly web of deception, and with time running out, they must risk everything to survive. But sometimes power isn’t everything, and the price of freedom is just too high…</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mYp1Ew" target="_blank"><b>Pre-Order links</b></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Tobias' Spark</b></span></span>&nbsp;by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Samantha Marshall</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>The Kin Chronicles</b>) is due for release 22&nbsp; February.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vcWJxmeULE/XkaShx1RMdI/AAAAAAAAPsY/vvYMHyfio8QCBUlE5JiHyS5p3tTJro3lQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Tobias.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vcWJxmeULE/XkaShx1RMdI/AAAAAAAAPsY/vvYMHyfio8QCBUlE5JiHyS5p3tTJro3lQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Tobias.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Embrace the lightning… or be destroyed by the storm.</i></b><br /><br />With the chaotic hormones of transition coursing through his body, murderous bearkin on the loose and an unfairly attractive tigerkin making moves on the woman he loves, Tobias Greenwood didn’t think his life could get any more stressful.<br /><br />Then Andre Redding, Aislinn’s powerful father, arrives home from Ireland to handle the threat of the bearkin personally. The dark weight of a deceitful past weighs heavily on Aislinn and Tobias, leading them to question Andre’s motivations and hide their blossoming relationship from his prying eyes.<br /><br />As friend and foe whip into a frenzy, Tobias’ pack looks to him for protection and guidance – but with transition stealing his thoughts right out of his head, Tobias isn’t sure how to get through his day, let alone provide the support they need.<br /><br />Only Aislinn is his guiding light, but Olaf Gruybere, the vicious bearkin General, is determined to snuff out her life through the unholy connection they share. To save her, Tobias must fight the single most important battle of his life; one that will require not only his ever-increasing Alpha strength, but the entirety of his heart and soul.<br /><br />** This book is intended for adults and therefore contains adult scenes, violence and adult language where the characters deem it necessary. **</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bpO06J" target="_blank"><b>Pre-Order links</b></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Deadly Vows</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b> (Book 6, <b>Lizzie Grace</b>) is expected to be released on 23 June.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YxCPLvl9Nh0/XjlxRbzqWeI/AAAAAAAAPpE/7NFZOjHLqBkZ6Lg7FCDq_1oyymkvB-T1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Deadly-Vows.ebook_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YxCPLvl9Nh0/XjlxRbzqWeI/AAAAAAAAPpE/7NFZOjHLqBkZ6Lg7FCDq_1oyymkvB-T1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Deadly-Vows.ebook_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Evil comes in all forms … and sometimes it wears a human mask.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When the body of a newlywed is discovered on the reservation, Lizzie Grace throws herself into the investigation, needing a distraction from what she fears is coming not only for her but also Belle—her best friend and witch familiar.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But as the body count grows and a desperate race begins to track down a supernatural entity capable of powerful magic, it becomes evident another deadly game has begun—one they may not win.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because the past—and the man—they ran from thirteen years ago has finally caught up with them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And he’s out for revenge…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084P12125"></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084P12125">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B084P12125">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/au/book/deadly-vows/id1498546415">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/deadly-vows-keri-arthur/1136404589">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/deadly-vows-14">Kobo</a> |</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Non spec-fiction</b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Her Broken Wings&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">D.K. Hood&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</span></b>(Book 8,&nbsp;<b>Detectives Kane and Alton</b>) will be released on 9 March.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b0XDGal52WA/XkadOHpTnUI/AAAAAAAAPs4/2zgRTmdmSo05hG9q8DtEZFPJXz-6YS1SgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/herbrokenwings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b0XDGal52WA/XkadOHpTnUI/AAAAAAAAPs4/2zgRTmdmSo05hG9q8DtEZFPJXz-6YS1SgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/herbrokenwings.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b><i>The sound that wakes her from sleep is unmistakable--someone is in their house. She listens as heavy footsteps start up the stairs, and as the bedroom door is flung open, she doesn't even have time to scream...</i></b><br /><br />Following a frantic emergency call in the middle of the night, Detective Jenna Alton arrives at a secluded family home to find the body of Lucas Robinson lying in a pool of his own blood in his bed. His wife Carol, shivering in shock, has just watched an intruder shoot her husband in cold blood.<br /><br />As Jenna investigates the murder, she soon discovers that Lucas was having an affair. And when his mistress is also found strangled to death in the center of the small town, Jenna is convinced that the murderer is living amongst them.<br /><br />When the killer escalates with a mass murder at a remote ranch on the outskirts of Black Rock Falls, Jenna knows for sure that she's dealing with a murderer more twisted than any other she's faced before.<br /><br />As the town begins to fill with revelers for the annual Halloween festival, Jenna has to work fast to stop any more lives being taken. But as the killer always seems to be one step ahead of the investigation, has she finally met a murderer who can outsmart her?<br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Her-Broken-Wings-completely-unputdownable-ebook/dp/B082CYKG74" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Her-Broken-Wings-completely-unputdownable-ebook/dp/B082CYKG74" target="_blank">Amazon Aus&nbsp;</a>| <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/her-broken-wings-d-k-hood/ebook/9781786819017.html" target="_blank">Booktopia</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/her-broken-wings-dk-hood/1135727617" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/her-broken-wings" target="_blank">Kobo</a> |&nbsp; <a href="https://books.google.gr/books?id=D8_BDwAAQBAJ&amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s" target="_blank">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/au/book/her-broken-wings/id1490451452" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> |</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Montana Son</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Juanita Kees</span></b> (Book 3, <b>Calhouns of Montana</b>) is expected for release on 2 June.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BLVytTfDhC8/XklTVe3U0-I/AAAAAAAAPtQ/fsoOEiiSDngVTkVJpjlBetG1FDgz-T40wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/MontanaSon-300dpi-683x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BLVytTfDhC8/XklTVe3U0-I/AAAAAAAAPtQ/fsoOEiiSDngVTkVJpjlBetG1FDgz-T40wCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/MontanaSon-300dpi-683x1024.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Can he forgive himself, move on, and let love in?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mason Calhoun is still trying to shrug off the label of bad boy, even though he’s proved his worth to the town. But his penchant for fast cars and Harleys makes it difficult for the town to forget the accident that killed his youngest brother, Mitch. It’s hard for him to forget when the girl responsible for him losing his head is back in town, hotter than ever, swinging spanners at his father’s garage, Calhoun Customs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When Paige Drew loses her job at the track, she takes it as a sign to come home to Bigfork and make peace with the past before she takes the next step in her life. She’s been on Trinity Calhoun’s pit crew ever since that fatal night that changed her life forever. She’s hidden behind the scenes at the racetrack for too long, ignored by her family for causing a scandal in their otherwise perfect lives.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But coming home means confronting Mason Calhoun, the reason she ran in the first place.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://tulepublishing.com/books/montana-son" target="_blank">Buy links&nbsp;</a>available on the Tule Publishing website.&nbsp;</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">COVER REVEAL</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Late last year, Tule Publishing overhauled <b>Calhoun Customs Garage</b>&nbsp;series by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Juanita Kees</span></b> to fit more with their Montana Born imprint branding.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Overdrive</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Fast Lane</span></b> were re-covered and given new titles of <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Montana Baby</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Montana Daughter</span></b> respectively. That meant a new cover and new name for <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Burnout</span></b> too, the last book in the series.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Montana Baby</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FfV-xRzIE2Y/XklRndwg7aI/AAAAAAAAPtE/Wxqmih9R3g00-OKkohR2Au-KtNKR2rEWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/MontanaBaby-300dpi-683x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FfV-xRzIE2Y/XklRndwg7aI/AAAAAAAAPtE/Wxqmih9R3g00-OKkohR2Au-KtNKR2rEWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/MontanaBaby-300dpi-683x1024.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chase Calhoun has worked hard at making Calhoun Customs a world-wide sensation and keeping his father’s dream alive. He hasn’t had time to think about settling down, so he’s not expecting to find love or new life in their garage amongst the ghosts of his family’s past.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Charlotte Jackson is on the run from a rebellious past, determined to prove she can be a good mom to three-month-old baby, Zoe. Tired of being delegated to the back office of the racing team her famous NASCAR family owns, she sets out to establish herself as a custom design artist. But her past soon threatens her future and everything she’s worked hard to build is challenged.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While Chase slowly loses his heart, Charlotte learns that sometimes family is more than just blood and DNA.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>* Previously titled Overdrive</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://tulepublishing.com/books/overdrive/" target="_blank">Buy links</a> available on the Tule Publishing website.&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Montana Daughter</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I0BioozoM-Q/XklTaOpxkKI/AAAAAAAAPtU/XjrSa04vxjo74_IEvIFds5gfta6Gkc3kgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/MontanaDaughter-300dpi-683x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I0BioozoM-Q/XklTaOpxkKI/AAAAAAAAPtU/XjrSa04vxjo74_IEvIFds5gfta6Gkc3kgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/MontanaDaughter-300dpi-683x1024.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Trinity Calhoun is a name everyone knows on the race circuit, but her days in the hot seat are numbered. She’s tired of the limelight, meaningless relationships and long hours behind the wheel. When her father calls her and her sister home, she’s ready. She slips right back into the family business, finishing off the custom car projects her father has lined up. But racing is in her blood and she’s lured back to risking her life on the hot rod drag strips outside of town. It’s there she meets paramedic and volunteer firefighter, Reece Balmain, who has her re-thinking the road her life is taking.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Reece Balmain arrives in Big Fork a broken man. He’s lived and breathed through horror accidents, haunted by the faces of the people he’s cut from vehicles. He knows one thing–speed kills. He’s hoping not to see too much of it in small town Montana, until he hears about the drag races taking place outside of town. He knows Trinity Calhoun. He’s watched her race, seen her win, held his breath when her car somersaulted into barriers in Daytona Beach. He doesn’t like what she does, but he can’t stay away from the woman who’s claiming his heart.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>*Previously titled Fast Lane</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buy links&nbsp;available on the Tule Publishing website.&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Book 3 of the <b>Calhouns of Montana</b> series, <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Montana Son</span>,</b> will be out on June 2 (see above).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">FREE READ</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dnbCZUSl2wI/XkU9nrTr1rI/AAAAAAAAPr0/vADBcZB7S2ESQH4dzvUA8nmPZA_j6GwAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/wattpad.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="112" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dnbCZUSl2wI/XkU9nrTr1rI/AAAAAAAAPr0/vADBcZB7S2ESQH4dzvUA8nmPZA_j6GwAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/wattpad.png" width="200" /></a><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">About Henry</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">JL Peridot</span></b> is available over on <a href="https://www.wattpad.com/572080498-capriluxe-chronicles-about-henry?fbclid=IwAR1Nu4-s-BIm482vQ7lXK3KBdGA_ZQ_QfHfKpa6pI0JGXxLwMx-35OyuSlM" target="_blank">Wattpad</a>.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">READ EXCERPT&nbsp;</span></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A Summer of Smoke and Sin</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">TJ Nichols</span></b>&nbsp; is expected for release on 28 February.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">TJ has <b><a href="http://www.tjnichols-author.com/chapter/">Chapter 1</a> </b>available on her website.</div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdvxdfwDLfk/XjlkxBbEQvI/AAAAAAAAPoU/HjKhWDOF7MEjSOV-AZtSd9BHvznvi7sGACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/summerofsmokesin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdvxdfwDLfk/XjlkxBbEQvI/AAAAAAAAPoU/HjKhWDOF7MEjSOV-AZtSd9BHvznvi7sGACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/summerofsmokesin.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>To stop a serial killer a detective will need to explore his own vices…</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nathanial Bayard wants nothing more than to find the nobleman creating snuff pornography. If he fails, his career in the recently formed nobility taskforce will be over and as the youngest son he’ll be forced to obey his father and join the church. But a life of celibacy doesn’t appeal. Nathanial has never even kissed another man, fearing for his soul and his reputation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jericho Fulbright has never lived a wholesome life. After behavior unbecoming he was discharged from the army and sent home in disgrace. His inventor and nouveau riche father refused to have anything to do with him, so Jericho turned to what he knew best: opium, gambling and sex.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As the owner of the Jericho Rose, a club for gentlemen who like men, he enjoys a certain notoriety. Some would say he has a golden tongue, but the truth is a succubus lives within him feeding on souls. Once he needed her help, now she is a burden that keeps him from getting close to anyone.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After the unfortunate death of a young noble man in Jericho’s bed, Nathanial is sent to investigate. He is scandalized and intrigued by Jericho, but soon realizes that Jericho could be exactly who he needs to help break the snuff case. Together they are drawn into a web of lies that will result in Jericho facing prison unless Nathanial can unmask the real creator of the snuff, a man with rank and privileges that reaches almost to the King.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For readers who love urban fantasy set in an alternate history, crime, scandal and a virgin hero.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Smoke-Sin-TJ-Nichols-ebook/dp/B07Y831T2F">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Summer-Smoke-Sin-TJ-Nichols-ebook/dp/B07Y831T2F">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1481061910">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-summer-of-smoke-and-sin-tj-nichols/1133748991">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/a-summer-of-smoke-and-sin">Kobo</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>READER'S GROUPS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lana Pecherczyk</span></b> now has a reader's group on Facebook called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/lanasangels/" target="_blank"><b>Lana's Angels</b></a>.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EEr0xOsyt34/XkU2Jklcp2I/AAAAAAAAPrg/8q90ljm9s7s7xxr2lMYgDPYaoITMAp88QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/lanaangels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EEr0xOsyt34/XkU2Jklcp2I/AAAAAAAAPrg/8q90ljm9s7s7xxr2lMYgDPYaoITMAp88QCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/lanaangels.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><br /><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-24960054532996475712020-02-13T07:30:00.000+11:002020-02-13T07:30:03.220+11:00Magic Thursday: Juggling Multiple Series<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">with Anna Hackett</span><br /><br /><br />When I started out writing, I never sat down and intentionally decided to write in multiple series at once. I always have plenty of story ideas brewing in my head and I let those help dictate what I write next. I have no regrets about juggling a lot of different series, but there are pros and cons.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P2BKyPq4Qho/XkQHBMuzXSI/AAAAAAAAPp8/nqGsvpR_AYcjzo1LIjijxsCUl-CuUpibgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Series_together.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="1245" height="161" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P2BKyPq4Qho/XkQHBMuzXSI/AAAAAAAAPp8/nqGsvpR_AYcjzo1LIjijxsCUl-CuUpibgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Series_together.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />A big deciding factor for me in writing across several series is that I write in two different sub genres: sci-fi romance and romantic suspense. It made sense to have separate series for both running at the same time, rather than write solely one sub-genre and then the next.<br /><br />For me, the biggest benefit of writing more than one series is that it keeps me fresh and inspired for every book I write. I write fast, and one thing that helps me do that is being able to switch between series, and feel like I am writing something new each time.<br /><br />On the more practical side of things, writing multiple series and straddling more than one sub-genre helps build your readership in those genres (and reach more readers!)<br /><br />The obvious downside to writing more than one series is keeping all the details of the world-building, timelines and characters straight. Many authors I know have series bibles – documents where they store all the relevant details of their series. These can be as simple or complex as you need.<br /><br />I’d like to say I’m very organised and have series bibles, but I don’t. For my longer series, I do create a master copy and paste all the books in the series into it. I can then search for certain characters or events to ensure continuity in any new stories.<br /><br />One other con of writing multiple series is that certain fans might love one of your series, and aren’t always so happy to wait for the next release while you’re working on books in a different series. So, if you do decide to juggle, be prepared for some impatient readers.<br /><br />This year, I’m both thrilled and sad to be wrapping up one of my longest-running series, Hell Squad (post-apocalyptic romance), but I have plenty of new series ideas brewing and waiting for their turn!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnQOEUAwMtA/XkQHVIVvt9I/AAAAAAAAPqE/1YD0IApDgHkfW6ptKjB7kx9vGQkb-yk3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Anna%2BHackett%2BHeadshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1117" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnQOEUAwMtA/XkQHVIVvt9I/AAAAAAAAPqE/1YD0IApDgHkfW6ptKjB7kx9vGQkb-yk3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Anna%2BHackett%2BHeadshot.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>Anna is a USA Today bestselling author who's passionate about <b><i>action romance</i></b>. She loves stories that combine the thrill of falling in love with the excitement of action, danger and adventure. She writes about people overcoming unbeatable odds and achieving seemingly impossible goals. She like to believe it’s possible for all of us to do the same. Anna’s bestselling series include Eon Warriors, Galactic Gladiators, Team 52, Treasure Hunter Security, and Hell Squad.<br /><br />For more info on Anna and her action romances, visit her <a href="http://www.annahackettbooks.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br /><br />Anna’s latest release is Survivors, a novella collection in her action-packed series <b><i>Hell Squad.</i></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIPSk2ERevY/Xjlm4IYsU1I/AAAAAAAAPok/Yf7ToaiFl_QuN2Ay6W_t1suqkBkBVqEtwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Survivors-OTHER-SITES-768x1152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIPSk2ERevY/Xjlm4IYsU1I/AAAAAAAAPok/Yf7ToaiFl_QuN2Ay6W_t1suqkBkBVqEtwCPcBGAYYCw/s400/Survivors-OTHER-SITES-768x1152.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Survivors</span></b> (<b>Hell Squad</b> #19)<br /><br /><b><i>In the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…</i></b><br /><b><i><br /></i></b>Survivors contains three action-packed novellas in the Hell Squad series.<br /><br /><b>Includes</b>:<br /><br /><b>Nate</b> – Long before the aliens invaded, former Marine Nate Caldwell came home a broken man. Going off-grid in a cabin he inherited in Australia’s Blue Mountains, he survived the invasion with only his dog Blue for company. For two years, he’s avoided the aliens and any survivors – he’s done his fighting and can’t go into battle again. But when a young woman crashes into his lonely existence, with the aliens hot on her heels, she changes everything…<br /><br /><b>Dak</b> – Captain Dak Vaughn only has room for his job as head of security for Groom Lake Base. His focus has to be on keeping all the survivors alive, and not on the tough, attractive new recruit who gets under his skin. But when a dangerous mission requires them to go deep into alien territory, Dak finds himself up close and personal with a woman who is pure temptation.<br /><br /><b>Alexander</b> – Marine engineer turned base leader, Alexander Erickson, leads a tiny base of survivors in the snowy climes of Norway. Balancing the needs and safety of his group keeps him busy, and he longs for someone to share the load, someone to call his own. The one independent woman he wants refuses to see him as anything more than a leader and a younger man. But when mysterious alien activity encroaches on their safety, they will join forces to investigate and Alexander might finally have his chance.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Get your copy now at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084NVVCF5/" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B084NVVCF5/" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B084NVVCF5/" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="http://mybook.to/Survivors" target="_blank">Amazon Other</a></b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-89136363644035230332020-02-11T08:00:00.000+11:002020-02-11T08:00:03.452+11:00DarkSider News for February 2020 - Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>Just in time for Valentine's day - spoil yourself with a book.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Destiny, Desire &amp; Murder</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Janni Nell</b></span>&nbsp; (Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Little Shop of Spells</b>) was released on 14 January.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0JmkOckPEjY/XjjSvvRfMUI/AAAAAAAAPng/uvwjBsi_FCQlcwHy0OWFTJ1sGWNYDITxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/destiny%2Bdesire%2Bmurder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0JmkOckPEjY/XjjSvvRfMUI/AAAAAAAAPng/uvwjBsi_FCQlcwHy0OWFTJ1sGWNYDITxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/destiny%2Bdesire%2Bmurder.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Visit the Silver Moon Festival—a weekend of celebration and magic, where wishes really do come true.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Small-town witch, Maddie Goodcharm, has some wishes of her own, not that she expects them to come true, especially not the one about finding her soul mate. But the thing she definitely didn’t wish for is another murder.<br /><br />When the body of a young woman is found floating in a woodland pool, Maddie is asked to investigate. At first it looks like a case of accidental drowning, but some things don’t add up. Why did the city-loving woman suddenly move to a small town? What was she doing in the woods in the middle of the night?<br /><br />While Maddie sifts through the clues, her houseguest, Jason, is planning to move out. She’d hoped their relationship would go to the next level, but it’s stalled. Okay, it’s probably over, she’s just having a hard time accepting it. Still, this is the weekend when wishes come true. Who knows what will happen?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.janninell.com/books/little-shop-of-spells/destiny-desire-murder/" target="_blank">Buy links</a>&nbsp;available on Janni's website.</b></div></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Ice Cave&nbsp;</b></span>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Toby J Nichols&nbsp;</span></span></b>(another pen name for <b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">TJ Nichols)</span></span></b>&nbsp;was released on 21 January.<br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uyYIsFsMkW8/XjjWp4pnGZI/AAAAAAAAPoA/9OU2JFdqIF8vfM9Q9PIaHlRVAaMMHUMowCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ice-cave-ebook-cover-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="623" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uyYIsFsMkW8/XjjWp4pnGZI/AAAAAAAAPoA/9OU2JFdqIF8vfM9Q9PIaHlRVAaMMHUMowCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/ice-cave-ebook-cover-small.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /></div>Saxon Smith is on the research trip of a lifetime in Antarctica to explore a remote ice cave system. A previous expedition found hints that the much warmer subsurface caves could support life and Saxon wants to make that discovery and make a name for himself.<br /><br />The small team descends into a cavern hollowed out of the ice by volcanic activity expecting lichen and arthropods and maybe the remains of extinct life, what they find is a lost world of dinosaurs that have adapted to the permanent twilight, cool temperature, and constrained location.<br /><br />The expedition now face a terrifying fight for survival against savage theropods that have learned to herd and trap, and with their ice cave ecosystem starting to fail, they’re ravenous.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084325N41" target="_blank">Amazon US&nbsp;</a>|<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B084325N41" target="_blank">&nbsp;Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br style="font-family: times; text-align: center;" /><br /><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Trading by Stormlight&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;">C.M. Simpson</b>&nbsp;and <b>Michael Anderle</b>&nbsp;(Book 7, <b>The Magic Below Paris</b>) was released on 28 January.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOjojLQWZyc/XjlyzH0NYuI/AAAAAAAAPpQ/dFooF8RNyjMAZfrMgPR0jJArGCwja-LeACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/7%2BTrading%2Bby%2BStormlight%2BE-book%2BWEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOjojLQWZyc/XjlyzH0NYuI/AAAAAAAAPpQ/dFooF8RNyjMAZfrMgPR0jJArGCwja-LeACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/7%2BTrading%2Bby%2BStormlight%2BE-book%2BWEB.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Parting is such sweet... No! There’s nothing sweet about it—and Marsh just wants it over. There’s a war to fight...​<br /><br />...but they need to get their people to safety before finding the next battle,<br /><br />...through remnant-infested territory,<br /><br />...against raiders who just don’t know when to quit.<br /><br />With the remnant massing, and the raiders striking territory they’ve been kicked out of, Marsh and the Protectors have their work cut out to reach Ariella’s Grotto with the survivors they’ve rescued—and then return before whatever lies Below attacks Roeglin and they garrison they’ve left behind.<br /><br />Join them as they struggle to journey through hostile territory, rife with surprises and new problems to conquer. Check out Trading into Stormlight today.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trading-Stormlight-Magic-Below-Paris-ebook/dp/B0849PCP55/" target="_blank">Apple Books US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Trading-Stormlight-Magic-Below-Paris-ebook/dp/B0849PCP55/" target="_blank">Apple Books Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Biting Temptation </span></b>by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Kim Cleary</span></b> is included in collection called <b>Romance with Bite</b>. It was released on 1 February and is available for a limited time only.<span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gk7k7mT2g-U/XkE_NEzM41I/AAAAAAAAPpw/xS6FivAlyeMgIkx0fiebPzqmHC3PplsSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/romancewithabite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gk7k7mT2g-U/XkE_NEzM41I/AAAAAAAAPpw/xS6FivAlyeMgIkx0fiebPzqmHC3PplsSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/romancewithabite.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Romance with a Bite will capture the heart of anyone who loves the bite of a sexy vamp, the growl of an Alpha wolf, or the sensual mystery of a fae prince or princess.<br /><br />If you adore paranormal romance with an edge, this LIMITED EDITION collection will satisfy your every craving.<br /><br />Vampires, shapeshifters, witches and fae – mythical creatures abound in these ten steamy romances that will leave you shivering with delight.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Romance-Bite-Paranormal-Box-set-ebook/dp/B083DBHVGT" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Romance-Bite-Paranormal-Box-set-ebook/dp/B083DBHVGT" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A Summer of Smoke and Sin&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">TJ Nichols</span>&nbsp;</span></b>(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Pentecost Island</b>) is expected for release on 28 February.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdvxdfwDLfk/XjlkxBbEQvI/AAAAAAAAPoU/HjKhWDOF7MEjSOV-AZtSd9BHvznvi7sGACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/summerofsmokesin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdvxdfwDLfk/XjlkxBbEQvI/AAAAAAAAPoU/HjKhWDOF7MEjSOV-AZtSd9BHvznvi7sGACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/summerofsmokesin.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>To stop a serial killer a detective will need to explore his own vices…</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nathanial Bayard wants nothing more than to find the nobleman creating snuff pornography. If he fails, his career in the recently formed nobility taskforce will be over and as the youngest son he’ll be forced to obey his father and join the church. But a life of celibacy doesn’t appeal. Nathanial has never even kissed another man, fearing for his soul and his reputation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jericho Fulbright has never lived a wholesome life. After behavior unbecoming he was discharged from the army and sent home in disgrace. His inventor and nouveau riche father refused to have anything to do with him, so Jericho turned to what he knew best: opium, gambling and sex.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As the owner of the Jericho Rose, a club for gentlemen who like men, he enjoys a certain notoriety. Some would say he has a golden tongue, but the truth is a succubus lives within him feeding on souls. Once he needed her help, now she is a burden that keeps him from getting close to anyone.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After the unfortunate death of a young noble man in Jericho’s bed, Nathanial is sent to investigate. He is scandalized and intrigued by Jericho, but soon realizes that Jericho could be exactly who he needs to help break the snuff case. Together they are drawn into a web of lies that will result in Jericho facing prison unless Nathanial can unmask the real creator of the snuff, a man with rank and privileges that reaches almost to the King.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For readers who love urban fantasy set in an alternate history, crime, scandal and a virgin hero.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Smoke-Sin-TJ-Nichols-ebook/dp/B07Y831T2F" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Summer-Smoke-Sin-TJ-Nichols-ebook/dp/B07Y831T2F" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1481061910" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-summer-of-smoke-and-sin-tj-nichols/1133748991" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/a-summer-of-smoke-and-sin" target="_blank">Kobo</a> |</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Soulhunter Academy&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Soulhunter Academy</b>) has an expected release date of 31 March.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ds54NJyr03k/Xjlp2GbKmNI/AAAAAAAAPos/9aCfdm72ORM4jukK26RX-FYUbm2AVV4fwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nephilimhunted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ds54NJyr03k/Xjlp2GbKmNI/AAAAAAAAPos/9aCfdm72ORM4jukK26RX-FYUbm2AVV4fwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/nephilimhunted.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Soul hunters sent to capture nephilim souls never return, but Ava has no choice. Return with Keir's soul in exchange for her freedom—or die trying.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nephilim Hunted is the second book in the new Soul Hunter series from USA Today bestselling author LJ Swallow.&nbsp; Soul Hunter Academy must be read first.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*Please not these books are a reworking of the previously published Soul Ties series. The series was unpublished in 2017 and changes have been made to the original*</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Pre-Order from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z5CNRVW" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07Z5CNRVW" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>The Unbound Queen&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">M.J. Scott</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>The Four ARts</b>) has an expected release date of 28 April.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qc2PXNVPTuM/XjlsLBTOfqI/AAAAAAAAPo4/QU94bSdP1gwa8RYaakg8ZVI2PvDVl2NxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/UnboundQueen_300x490_min.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="304" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qc2PXNVPTuM/XjlsLBTOfqI/AAAAAAAAPo4/QU94bSdP1gwa8RYaakg8ZVI2PvDVl2NxACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/UnboundQueen_300x490_min.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b><i>She’s been offered a crown but taking it could cost her everything…</i></b><br /><br />Lady Sophie Mackenzie might be fifth in line to the Anglion throne but she never wanted to rule. But she's bound to a demon, gifted with forbidden magic, and under threat from those who would use her unusual power for themselves. And now her hopes of finding peace in exile have been shattered by visions of a terrible darkness gnawing at the heart of her homeland.<br /><br />Then the emperor of Illvya makes her an offer she can't refuse—return home and overthrow the queen of Anglion, or lose everything she holds dear.<br /><br />To face down the darkness and save her husband and everyone she loves, she may have to betray the country—and the queen—she once served and play the games of power she never wanted any part of.<br /><br />But can she play them to win…<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unbound-Queen-Novel-Four-Arts-ebook/dp/B084FSD85P" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Unbound-Queen-Novel-Four-Arts-ebook/dp/B084FSD85P" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://books.apple.com/au/book/the-unbound-queen/id1497477122" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-unbound-queen-mj-scott/1136309967?ean=2940163814121" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/the-unbound-queen" target="_blank">Kobo</a> |</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>The Healer's Curse&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Claire Boston</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,<b>&nbsp;The Emperor's Conspiracy</b>) is due for release in September.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwfnSR4KyuE/XhMxu9CDjHI/AAAAAAAAPj0/U6q790XTh6UhFQnQblELBgD-barjOzVoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/healer%2527scurse.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwfnSR4KyuE/XhMxu9CDjHI/AAAAAAAAPj0/U6q790XTh6UhFQnQblELBgD-barjOzVoACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/healer%2527scurse.jpeg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><b><i>She’s their only hope. If only she could wield the power to save them…</i></b><br /><br />Geriel hates that she’s the weakest healer in her tribe. And when a deadly disease sweeps through her village, she despairs she’s not good enough to rescue her people. With the outbreak spreading and her gift unstable, she’s sent on a desperate mission to locate the herbal cure deep in enemy territory.<br /><br />Seeking to better control her powers with guidance from a skilled dragon, she falls in with a ragtag band of freedom fighters. But even with her mentor’s mystic teachings, villagers are still dying. And as war closes in, Geriel fears she’s losing the race against time.<br /><br />Will Geriel find the cure and unlock her talents before her kind fall to the blight?<br /><br />The Healer’s Curse is the second book in the action-packed Emperor’s Conspiracy fantasy series. If you like Far Eastern-inspired settings, magical creatures, and breathtaking suspense, then you’ll love Claire Boston’s captivating tale.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.claireboston.com/books/fantasy/the-healers-curse/" target="_blank">Pre-Order links</a> available on Claire's website.</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Non spec-fiction</b></i></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Promise Me Forever&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">Juanita Kees</span>&nbsp;</span></b>(Book 8,&nbsp;<b>Bindarra Creek: A Town Reborn</b>) will be released on 14 February.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wDlzK4ffVY/XkE9VxgYcoI/AAAAAAAAPpk/zP8Ok35KytAyGO5PEGRw1kUVyN9Dlq6PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/promisemeforever.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="340" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wDlzK4ffVY/XkE9VxgYcoI/AAAAAAAAPpk/zP8Ok35KytAyGO5PEGRw1kUVyN9Dlq6PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/promisemeforever.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />News correspondent, Jack Hughes, is sent to sleepy Bindarra Creek to escape the spotlight after a scandalous fake video goes viral. He’s in the fight of his life to save his reputation. In a town only determination has kept from dying, the last thing Jack is looking for is love.<br />The Bindarra Creek Museum is Meg Moonie’s life. But with her granny dead, a murder suspect on the run and the police asking questions, she struggles to keep the museum and Mary Moonie’s dream alive. Jack is a handsome distraction, but Meg has been hurt by a roving reporter before. Men who couldn’t put down roots never promised forever. If only he wasn’t so easy to fall in love with…<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Promise-Forever-Bindarra-Creek-Reborn-ebook/dp/B0843CKWKM" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Promise-Forever-Bindarra-Creek-Reborn-ebook/dp/B0843CKWKM" target="_blank">Amazon Aus&nbsp;</a>|</b></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">COVER REVEAL</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Nemesis</b></span></span>&nbsp;by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Mel Teshco</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,&nbsp;Realm of Flame and Shadow) is coming soon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVXW_PjEVDs/XjjUtdCZysI/AAAAAAAAPns/zk2Xa6eqbIMrywjxrfAqE2sW93odwMiSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nemesis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVXW_PjEVDs/XjjUtdCZysI/AAAAAAAAPns/zk2Xa6eqbIMrywjxrfAqE2sW93odwMiSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/nemesis.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>When a vampire hunter cursed by her tainted heritage falls for an archangel out for her blood, an ancient covenant threatens to claim more than their lives…</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All dhampir Rowan Moreton wants is a normal life, but as an assassin of the Enclave of the Phoenix, she knows that’s impossible. Bound to the vampires who saved her from certain death and destined to die young because of her mixed heritage, love is something she can only dream of. She learned the hard way it’s too dangerous to be distracted, when her enemies lurk in every shadow. But one night with the gorgeous Azrael has her wishing things can be different. Is it possible to keep her sordid life a secret from him, without endangering him?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The archangel Azrael only cares about one thing. To hunt down the dhampir army of his sworn enemy. But when he meets the bewitching Rowan, he can’t stay away. One night is all he wants, except one night is not enough. Ensnared by the mind blowing sex, intrigued by her mysterious past, and captivated by her brilliant mind, he’s tempted to break every rule in the book to keep her by his side.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As outside forces close in on them, neither will sacrifice the other. But after a bitter betrayal, their pasts come back to haunt them, and the hunters become the hunted.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Caught in a deadly web of deception, and with time running out, they must risk everything to survive. But sometimes power isn’t everything, and the price of freedom is just too high…</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Deadly Vows&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;">Keri Arthur</b>&nbsp;(Book 6, <b>Lizze Grace</b>) is expected to be released on 2 June.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YxCPLvl9Nh0/XjlxRbzqWeI/AAAAAAAAPpE/7NFZOjHLqBkZ6Lg7FCDq_1oyymkvB-T1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Deadly-Vows.ebook_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YxCPLvl9Nh0/XjlxRbzqWeI/AAAAAAAAPpE/7NFZOjHLqBkZ6Lg7FCDq_1oyymkvB-T1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Deadly-Vows.ebook_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The past–and the man–they’ve spent 13 years running from has finally caught up with them…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Survivors</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Anna Hackett</b></span>&nbsp; (Novella Collection,&nbsp;<b>Hell Squad</b>) is being released 11 February.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIPSk2ERevY/Xjlm4IYsU1I/AAAAAAAAPog/_wh5nZFXoCUhLhb1AMcaThXv7jBaeiu6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Survivors-OTHER-SITES-768x1152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIPSk2ERevY/Xjlm4IYsU1I/AAAAAAAAPog/_wh5nZFXoCUhLhb1AMcaThXv7jBaeiu6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Survivors-OTHER-SITES-768x1152.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Survivors</span></b>&nbsp;contain three novellas:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nate</span></b>&nbsp;— starring off-grid, loner Marine, Nate Caldwell. He lives alone in a cabin in the Blue Mountains avoiding the aliens and any survivors…until a young woman on the run from the raptors explodes into his life.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Dak</span></b>&nbsp;— starring Captain Dak Vaughn, the head of security for Groom Lake Base in North America. He only has room for his job — keeping all the survivors alive — and no room for the tough, attractive new recruit who gets under his skin.<br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Alexander</b></span>&nbsp;— starring engineer turned base leader, Alexander Erickson, brother of Hawk pilot Finn. He leads a tiny base of survivors in the snowy climes of Norway and has to join forces with an independent, older woman whose attention he’s been trying to capture.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br style="text-align: center;" /></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">EVENTS</span></b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PN96pxlYqb0/XjjWu2Nl8KI/AAAAAAAAPoE/9Y6GfRc-dSIu1PAs_u2wSFusKM8ACz0WQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/caseylibs.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="312" height="98" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PN96pxlYqb0/XjjWu2Nl8KI/AAAAAAAAPoE/9Y6GfRc-dSIu1PAs_u2wSFusKM8ACz0WQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/caseylibs.png" width="200" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur, M.J. Scott,&nbsp;</span></b>and<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;Daniel de Lorne </span></b>will be celebrating <i>Library Lovers Day </i>(Thursday 13 February @7pm)&nbsp;at the &nbsp;Bunjil Place Library in a talk called <b><a href="https://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/event/romance-under-the-covers/" target="_blank">Romance Under the Covers</a></b>.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">BOOKS ON SALE</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">These are on sale at time of blog post.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Get them quick before they return to normal pricing.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Phantasia</b></span> by <span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Efthalia&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 1, <b>Phi Athanatoi</b>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1455663164l/29156299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1455663164l/29156299.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One night’s transgression. A love unveiled. The inescapable outcome of passion and vengeance.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Carissa Alkippes is the daughter of a god but she doesn’t know it. As a cop she’s seen her fair share of bad but nothing prepared her for the horror of the world she has been plunged into.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Xen Lyson is the head of the Phi Athanatoi, a group of immortals who have been protecting man for over 2,000 years from the Kakodiamones – demons who want nothing more than to feast on humanity.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thrown face to face with Xen during a skirmish with the demons, Carissa becomes a pawn in a deadly game of a demi-god who seeks godly power.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.efthaliaauthor.com/books/the-phi-athanatoi-series/phantasma/" target="_blank">Buy links</a> on Efthalia's website</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Redemption</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Christina Phillips</span></b> (Book 1, <b>Realm of Flame and Shadow</b>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574985168l/49006002._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574985168l/49006002._SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>This book was previously published in 2012 by Penguin US under another title and penname, but the current book Redemption has been completely reimagined, rewritten, and edited.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A fallen archangel saves a woman from a deadly fate, and unleashes an ancient power that could destroy the universe itself...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gabe has no time for humans after the way they betrayed the ones he loved so long ago. But when he snatches a woman from the jaws of the hellish Guardians, he's compelled to protect her at all costs. Even if she does drive him crazy with her smart mouth and refusal to fall under his archangelic spell.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Desperate to discover her true heritage, Aurora opens a rift between dimensions. But before she can enter her mother's world, the most breathtakingly gorgeous man she's ever met teleports her to an impossible island.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thrown together, they can't ignore the scorching heat that risks consuming them, or the threat to Aurora's existence. When raw need evolves into something far more dangerous, it's more than their lives that are on the line.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As Gabe and Aurora race against time to outwit the Guardians, they come closer to uncovering an explosive revelation that will challenge everything they've ever believed in.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But deep in the shadows, the merciless Guardians lurk. And they have no intention of allowing Aurora to escape their clutches. Even if it means defying the wrath of an archangel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mBO1rp" target="_blank">Buy links</a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Unforsaken</span></b>&nbsp;by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Cassie Laelyn</span></b> (Book 1, <b>The Fallen Guardians</b>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543011288l/42938905._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543011288l/42938905._SY475_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>One choice: Save his soul... or her life?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">​</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hidden deep in the Snowy Mountains, lives a brotherhood of immortal Guardians, banished from the Heavens.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">​</div><div style="text-align: left;">After centuries of exile, Head Guardian Raven can taste Hell. One wrong move could destroy his soul. When Fate assigns him a female mortal to protect, his forbidden desire becomes a distraction he can't afford. Giving in to temptation risks plummeting into the fiery pits of Hell, dragging her along with him.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">​</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tayla Eason is on the run, escaping a horrific attack on her life. When she lands in the arms of the sexy, alluring man who saved her, the shadows of her past swiftly close in. But when Fate throws a twist, Tayla's forced to choose between saving Raven's soul or fleeing before the creatures strike again.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">​</div><div style="text-align: left;">In an ultimate test of love, the two must battle against the almighty Fate. But will it be enough to save them both?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><b><a href="https://www.cassielaelyn.com/unforsaken-the-fallen-guardians" target="_blank">Buy links</a>&nbsp;on Cassie's website</b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-55444586203467858962020-02-04T13:02:00.000+11:002020-02-04T13:02:07.318+11:00DarkSider News for February 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>It's that time again - sit back and read our latest news.&nbsp;</i><br /><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>The Walking of Ghosts</b></span>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Lost Souls Academy</b>) was released 23 January.&nbsp;</div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d3JEUqrC8xQ/XhM5eIUWDKI/AAAAAAAAPkg/qR3OyUQmtaARWwPegg1AzuFnpbN8TGlAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/walkingofghosts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d3JEUqrC8xQ/XhM5eIUWDKI/AAAAAAAAPkg/qR3OyUQmtaARWwPegg1AzuFnpbN8TGlAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/walkingofghosts.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>There is an evil awakening.</i></b><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At the Lost Souls academy, students aren’t your typical everyday alumni.<br />Rejects from clans, packs, and covens walk these halls, but there’s something more sinister haunting the academy.<br /><br />A resident ghost has new student, Zarya, on the fight to banish it. Will her actions cause more enemies at her new school than friends?<br /><br />‘I’m coming for you.’<br />A message from beyond has Zarya fearful. Her skills are underdeveloped, but as a ghost hunter, she must stand and fight this new evil.<br /><br />Can Zarya grow to be the ghost hunter she’s destined to be or will forces overpower her and bring chaos and destruction to the Lost Souls academy?</div></div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Ghosts-Lost-Souls-Academy-ebook/dp/B082XLD3MP" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Waking-Ghosts-Lost-Souls-Academy-ebook/dp/B082XLD3MP" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nightworld Academy: Term Four</span>&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow&nbsp;</span></span></b>&nbsp;(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Nightworld Academy</b>) was released on 1 February.<br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2uBhpbKg0sc/XZH5Vc6j99I/AAAAAAAAPW0/5gALcwa_50Y71jyGlfx8akMPO3i1KER0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/term4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2uBhpbKg0sc/XZH5Vc6j99I/AAAAAAAAPW0/5gALcwa_50Y71jyGlfx8akMPO3i1KER0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/term4.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><b><i>A murder on campus divides the houses, and the hidden prejudices between the races spill out into mistrust and violence. Life at the Nightworld Academy will never be the same.</i></b><br /><br />Who murdered Lorna, and who framed Andrei? Proving his innocence may be harder and more dangerous than we imagined, but I'm determined to clear Andrei's name.<br /><br />But helping Andrei isn't our only problem.<br /><br />First, I discover my relationship with Jamie is more complicated than we both realised, and that he has a more significant role to play in my life. But I've seen his death again—and this time I know where he dies.<br /><br />Then, Tobias finally opens up, and our relationship hits a new level of complicated. Tobias can strengthen my powers, but with dangerous consequences for both of us.<br /><br />Ash continues to struggle with Vincent's control, and with the after-effects of his night away from the academy. As Vincent takes advantage of the unrest between the houses to segregate Gilgamesh, we uncover the darker side of his plans.<br /><br />But there's more to these events than a shifter with an agenda and a vampire framed for murder. The pieces won't fit into place yet, but I'm no longer sure if the Confederacy or the Dominion is our greatest threat.<br /><br />As we grow stronger, we become determined that nobody will succeed in tearing us apart. But how far will our enemies go to stop our group uniting into the powerful opponents they fear?<br /><br />We're facing our most dangerous term yet, and I'm frightened we might not all survive.<br /><br /><br />Nightworld Academy: Term Four is the fourth book in this upper YA/NA series of magic academy books. The main characters are eighteen and older, and this is a slow burn RH. Contains mature content.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nightworld-Academy-Term-LJ-Swallow-ebook/dp/B07XPBJK63" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Nightworld-Academy-Term-LJ-Swallow-ebook/dp/B07XPBJK63" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br style="font-family: times; text-align: center;" /><br /><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Blackbird Rising</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Keri Arthur</b></span>&nbsp; (Book 1, <b>The Witch King's Crown</b>) was released on 2 February.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WQTNrBik5w8/XcgQVzh-q9I/AAAAAAAAPd4/iNpN3ws6F5s4pFWFfyVIfWozCbFWZNFNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Blackbird-Rising-small-e1570035231505.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="266" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WQTNrBik5w8/XcgQVzh-q9I/AAAAAAAAPd4/iNpN3ws6F5s4pFWFfyVIfWozCbFWZNFNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Blackbird-Rising-small-e1570035231505.jpeg" width="265" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>A modern fantasy novel inspired by the King Arthur legend…</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For hundreds of years, the Witch King’s sword has been buried in stone awaiting the next hand to draw it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Many have tried. None have succeeded.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gwen is the last in a long line of De Montfort witches whose duty it is to protect the sword of all power. But when she returns to King Island to perform the blessing, a mysterious pulse of blue light tells her that someone has attempted to draw the sword. Before she can investigate any further, demons attack. She only survives with the help of a mysterious stranger who disappears as quickly as he appears.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gwen and her grandmother, Moscelyne, soon discover that minor gateways into Darkside—the traditional home of both demons and dark elves—are being forced open by magic.&nbsp; Even worse, someone is now sending demons after the Witch King’s heirs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As vital artifacts are stolen by Darkside and the deaths draw altogether too close to home, Gwen and Mo—with the help of old gods and an ancient order of knights once thought dead—scramble to unravel the clues and stop the murderous would-be king from claiming the crown.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If they fail and the wrong hand draws the sword of power, he can unlock the main gateway into Darkside and unleash utter hell onto an unsuspecting and unprepared England….</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.keriarthur.com/books/witch-kings-crown/blackbird-rising/" target="_blank">Buy links</a> available on Keri's website.</b></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Hunter Hunted&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;">Keri Arthur</b>&nbsp;was released on 13 January in audio format.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mU6lygVxTMU/Xji8DvAissI/AAAAAAAAPmU/TyG49bLoj1ohVbXmVaN4b0HYTkZQYGNLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Hunterhuntedaudio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mU6lygVxTMU/Xji8DvAissI/AAAAAAAAPmU/TyG49bLoj1ohVbXmVaN4b0HYTkZQYGNLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Hunterhuntedaudio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Christmas is fast approaching, and Lizzie Grace and her witch familiar, Belle Kent, are hoping it’s going to be a quiet one.<br /><br /><br />But those hopes are dashed when, on a quest to find a customer’s errant husband, Lizzie comes across the body of a witch and a dark circle of power neither she nor Ashworth can break.<br /><br /><br />Then werewolves begin to turn up dead—skinned.<br /><br /><br />As the body count rises, and the hunters become the hunted, it’s evident there’s a new evil in town.<br /><br /><br />One that is determined to claim the reservation—and the wild magic—for his own.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/hunter-hunted/id1493205868" target="_blank">Apple Books US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/au/audiobook/hunter-hunted/id1493205868" target="_blank">Apple Books Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span><br /><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Love's Sweet Challenge</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Suzanne Gilchrist</span></b>&nbsp;is a short story set in Bindarra Creek was released on 18 January.<br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577595929l/50058330._SX318_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="318" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577595929l/50058330._SX318_.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><i>Is the truth worth dying for?</i></b><br /><br />Opal Morse has turned her back on her dreams and is in Bindarra Creek for the inaugural Scavenger Challenge.<br /><br />When another lonely soul, Grady Flannigan, comes to her aid, the kindness of this gentle farmer re-ignites her fantasies.<br /><br />She realises she can choose a different life, if only she dares put the past behind her.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Loves-Sweet-Challenge-Bindarra-Romance-ebook/dp/B082GHNGTQ/" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Loves-Sweet-Challenge-Bindarra-Romance-ebook/dp/B082GHNGTQ/" target="_blank">Amazon Aus </a>|</b></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Pippa&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">Annie Seaton</span>&nbsp;</span></b>(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Pentecost Island</b>) was released on 25 January.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUvRtj6Lnyk/XZH7zMKPyCI/AAAAAAAAPXI/BxTTU2m4g-gj4IMr1-7LrU6shs762GZBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/pippa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUvRtj6Lnyk/XZH7zMKPyCI/AAAAAAAAPXI/BxTTU2m4g-gj4IMr1-7LrU6shs762GZBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/pippa.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><i>From best selling author, Annie Seaton, a beautiful story of female friendships, and the unbreakable bond that sees friends stay together through the ups and downs of life</i>.<br /><br />When Pippa Carmichael inherits a house on a deserted tropical island, it couldn’t have come at a better time for her. Life’s been tough lately; she’s lost her job, her apartment and her boyfriend and it’s time for Pippa to make a new start. With three friends, she heads off to Pentecost Island to investigate her inheritance and is delighted to find there is only one other resident on the island.<br />Author, Rafe Renella, is not impressed when a boatload of women turns up on his island, interrupting his peaceful writing existence. He is less impressed when he meets Pippa, the sassy new owner of Ma Carmichael’s sprawling house.<br /><br />Can these two live in harmony on the same small island or will one of them have to leave?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pippa-Pentecost-Island-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07XD7JV7F" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Pippa-Pentecost-Island-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07XD7JV7F" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></div><br style="font-family: times; text-align: center;" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Blackwood Magic&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>LJ Swallow</b></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">&nbsp;</span></span>(<b>Nightworld Academy</b>)<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span>is expected to be released on 27 September.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U8jKu1pwUng/Xji84e1K64I/AAAAAAAAPmc/ZLvpKsWkbwIBQlTAkn2NFZYeTKL_LUCqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/blackwoodmagic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U8jKu1pwUng/Xji84e1K64I/AAAAAAAAPmc/ZLvpKsWkbwIBQlTAkn2NFZYeTKL_LUCqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/blackwoodmagic.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Blackwood witches were banished years ago and their dark magic locked away. Now someone at the Nightworld Academy has the Blackwood grimoire and possesses the ability to unleash the darkness hidden inside.<br /><br />Matt is the most gifted elemental witch at the Nightworld Academy, but he's breaking academy rules. If he doesn’t stop misusing his magic, Matt faces expulsion from the academy and time in detention at the Ravenhold Supernatural Reform Academy.<br /><br />Amelia struggles with her elemental magic and is in awe of Matt's powerful abilities, but Matt barely notices the shy witch who hangs out with his best friend, Jamie.<br /><br />After another magical mishap, Matt is given one last chance and a different type of punishment. Now forced to work together on the academy musical production, Amelia and Matt grow closer and discover they share a rare witch spellbond.<br /><br />Can Matt’s powerful connection to Amelia stop him using illegal Blackwood magic before it’s too late? Or does the magic already control him?<br /><br />Blackwood Magic is a standalone book in the Nightworld Academy series and focuses on Matt and Amelia’s relationship. This was originally written as a short novella and published in an anthology, but has been lengthened to a full book in order to finish their story.&nbsp;</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0847PRG1W" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0847PRG1W" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Paying the Forfeit</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">S.E. Gilchrist</span></b>&nbsp; (Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Search for Home</b>) is expected for release on 20 February (it was originally in the Hot Down Under series)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OPNis3DdqZI/XjgareMZRrI/AAAAAAAAPmA/oaIcY6-nKnYWpO95d0eXVviC_aXUn8fZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Paying%2Bthe%2BForfeit%2BKyle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="544" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OPNis3DdqZI/XjgareMZRrI/AAAAAAAAPmA/oaIcY6-nKnYWpO95d0eXVviC_aXUn8fZACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Paying%2Bthe%2BForfeit%2BKyle.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />I’ve loved him the moment I set eyes on him, but he was pledged to my sister as part of a newly-forged alliance between our two tribes.<br /><br />So I left my family behind and sought a different life in the domed city called the Fortress, alone.<br />Four years later, my mother begged me to return. Since my sister has refused to honour the agreement, the forfeit – a cache of the prized yellow sapphires – must be paid or my remaining family will be banished.<br /><br />Should I hand over the sapphires I’ve discovered?<br /><br />Or keep silent and take one long, hot night with the mate of my heart - before I leave forever.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Paying-Forfeit-Search-Home-Gilchrist-ebook/dp/B083GC8J4F/" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Paying-Forfeit-Search-Home-Gilchrist-ebook/dp/B083GC8J4F/" target="_blank">Amazon Aus&nbsp;</a>|</b></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Phantasia: A Bad Day on Olympus&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Efthalia</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Phi Athanatoi</b>) is expected for release on 18 February.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580384865l/50721432._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580384865l/50721432._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Torn apart by separate missions, can their love survive an impending apocalypse?</i></b><br /><br />Demigod ex-cop Carissa Alkippes is hellbent on clearing her father’s name. But when she’s sidetracked into saving Zeus’ life, she’s forced into a dangerous mission to locate missing deities. To find them, she must face a horde of bloodthirsty demons.<br /><br />Xen Lyson shouldn’t dwell on Carissa when he’s supposed to be stopping demons from feasting on humanity. But the sexy vampire worries her solitary journey to Olympus will put her in grave danger. And with absent gods causing devastating natural disasters, he must trust her father, Ares, to keep her safe.<br /><br />With every mortal sphere at risk, Carissa races to retrieve a magical codex believed to hold the key to defeating her enemy. And when Xen discovers the true source of the threat, saving both humans and gods will put his own immortality in jeopardy.<br /><br />In between battling Titans, gods, missing keys, and baklava can Carissa and Xen summon the power to conquer the sinister foe and return to each other’s arms?<br /><br />PHANTASIA – A Bad Day on Olympus is the second book in the Phi Athanatoi paranormal series. If you like strong women, adrenaline-filled action, and fun twists on Greek mythology, then you’ll love Efthalia’s passionate page-turner.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083TBWNPH" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B083TBWNPH" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Galactic Burn </span></b>by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Mel Teshco</span></b> (Book 1, <b>Alien Hunger</b>) is expected for re-release 14 February.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KHQ4lzZ2kZY/Xji-bjzCNrI/AAAAAAAAPmo/7HRH1LB34DYafVDuPojc4UP8KRKeaOlpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/galacticburn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KHQ4lzZ2kZY/Xji-bjzCNrI/AAAAAAAAPmo/7HRH1LB34DYafVDuPojc4UP8KRKeaOlpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/galacticburn.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br />Humans have been almost wiped out. All the males are gone and only a few hundred females worldwide survived the devastation. The same deadly virus annihilated the female population of a mighty alien nation, and their three kings—Dar, Ezra and Maddox—are looking for one special female, Lillian, to capture and seduce.<br /><br />Though Lillian survived, she has no memory and struggles with the fact that three alien men have become her lovers. One by one, they take her, make her burn for release and satisfy her every sexual need. She craves their touches, their kisses, their comforting embraces while forming strong emotional bonds with each. Lillian is falling for her sexy aliens and agrees to become their life mate in a special ceremony—her three males will make love to Lillian as all the surviving alien males watch.<br /><br />But, as the ceremony nears, Lillian begins to remember. The aliens lied and covered up the horrible truth. Their happy, new life together might not be possible after all</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b></b></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0845TG89Q" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0845TG89Q" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://books.apple.com/au/book/id1496303355" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/galactic-burn-mel-teshco/1104471772?ean=2940163830053" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/galactic-burn" target="_blank">Kobo</a> |</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Unforgotten&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Cassie Laelyn</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>The Fallen Guardians</b>) is expected for release on 26 February.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579658112l/50363822._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579658112l/50363822._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b><i>A twist even Fate didn't see coming...</i></b><br /><br />Fate offers no mercy. Especially not to those who betray her.<br /><br />Lethal Guardian Aric’s loyalty never falters. Not even when Fate exiled him and his brothers from the Heavens, separating Aric from his soulmate. He’ll do anything to reunite with her. But when Willow suddenly appears in the mortal realm, Aric’s greatest fear comes true—she’s no longer the angel he left behind.<br /><br />Since Aric abandoned her, the Heavens have become Willow’s personal Hell. Centuries of bitterness and hurt is a toxic combination. It even affects her angelic powers. When a Fallen offers Willow a chance to escape, she accepts. But shunning her connection to the Heavens comes at a cost.<br /><br /><br />In a twisted battle of loyalty, trust and hope, what price will two soulmates pay for a second chance at love?<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.cassielaelyn.com/unforgotten-the-fallen-guardians" target="_blank">Pre-Order links</a> on Cassie's website</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Non spec-fiction</b></i><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Binadarra Creek Romances</span></b>&nbsp;by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Suzanne / S.E. Gilchrist</span></b>&nbsp; (A compilation of S E Gilchrist / Suzanne Gilchrist romances set in the best-selling fictional small town world of Bindarra Creek) is expected for release on 19 March.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v1aIY5wIq9g/Xjgbvc-dQrI/AAAAAAAAPmI/aweo8-ZufAQn641Tpq5undnHP0heWcAmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/BCR%2B3%2Bbk%2Bbox%2Bset%2Be%2Bcover%2B17dec2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="544" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v1aIY5wIq9g/Xjgbvc-dQrI/AAAAAAAAPmI/aweo8-ZufAQn641Tpq5undnHP0heWcAmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/BCR%2B3%2Bbk%2Bbox%2Bset%2Be%2Bcover%2B17dec2019.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b>Bindarra Creek Makeover</b>: Tessa Gibson reluctantly embarks on a desperate plan to fund her escape from a dangerous collision with her past and secure protection for her daughter. Frantic to escape the nightmare stalking them, it never enters her head she’ll fall in love – not only with a cop but the small-town community that makes her feel like one of their own.<br /><br /><b>Love’s Sweet Challenge</b>: Opal Morse has turned her back on her dreams and is in Bindarra Creek for the inaugural Scavenger Challenge. When another lonely soul, Grady Flannigan, comes to her aid, the kindness of this gentle farmer re-ignites hope.<br />She realises she can choose a different life, if only she dares put the past behind her.<br /><br /><b>Take Me Home</b>: Almost forty, Abby Taylor has built a new life for herself in the small country town of Bindarra Creek. When an old friend convinces her to give two adolescent boys a temporary home, she is torn between a growing love for these orphans and the grief in her past. When her estranged husband, Roman, re-enters her life she releases she has a second chance. But will fate, once again, destroy her dreams?<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bindarra-Creek-Romances-Book-Box-ebook/dp/B083H25CS1/" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Bindarra-Creek-Romances-Book-Box-ebook/dp/B083H25CS1/" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Harbour</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Claire Boston</span></b>&nbsp; (Book 2, <b>First Response</b>) is expected for release on 1 March.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GdwRxzoU6f4/XjjLzBPbqnI/AAAAAAAAPnU/dtENRu589OI1vSGn6yn1j9S3Ww_N_upuACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Harbour-Medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GdwRxzoU6f4/XjjLzBPbqnI/AAAAAAAAPnU/dtENRu589OI1vSGn6yn1j9S3Ww_N_upuACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Harbour-Medium.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b>She doesn’t love him anymore. But if she leaves him, she might pay the ultimate price…</b><br /><b><br /></b>Alyse Wilson can’t remember the last time she felt safe in her own home. And after years of her abusive partner laundering money through her business, she doesn’t see any way out. But when rough seas threaten to sink her small craft, she’s stunned when she’s plucked from the waves by an old high-school friend.<br /><br />Marine Rescue Officer Kim On will never forget the day he lost Alyse. And when he unexpectedly finds himself pulling her into his arms from the depths, he can tell she needs saving from more than just choppy waters. So he vows to do whatever it takes to help her escape, unaware his rival is willing to employ deadly force to keep her in his power.<br /><br />Gaining a glimpse of a life outside a toxic relationship, Alyse prepares a case to ensure her cruel partner’s arrest. And though he realizes he’s falling for his former crush all over again, Kim worries the closer they get, the more peril she’s in.<br /><br />Can Alyse and Kim break the hold of a controlling man without it costing their lives?<br /><br />Harbour is the third standalone novel in the page-turning First Response romantic suspense series. If you like breathtaking drama, high-stakes tension, and unexpected twists and turns, then you’ll adore Claire Boston’s tale of love and danger.<br /><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://claireboston.com/books/the-blackbridge-series/harbour/" target="_blank">Pre-Order links&nbsp;</a>on Claire's website</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">COVER REVEAL</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Galactic Inferno </b></span></span>and&nbsp;<b style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Galactic Flame</b>&nbsp;by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Mel Teshco</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Books 2 &amp; 3,<b>&nbsp;Alien Hunger</b>) have new covers for their upcoming re-release.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CX6zBe65PgM/XjjBPUKlhUI/AAAAAAAAPm4/SpBr27ObzTQEh6Peq5HzKt1OVeQZF-UPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/galacticinferno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CX6zBe65PgM/XjjBPUKlhUI/AAAAAAAAPm4/SpBr27ObzTQEh6Peq5HzKt1OVeQZF-UPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/galacticinferno.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hm-TiyrGH2E/XjjBPL9DQZI/AAAAAAAAPm0/j7HhyQ0Wn-o3zDXtDpiJEZsuK1ZLpOuKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/galacticflame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hm-TiyrGH2E/XjjBPL9DQZI/AAAAAAAAPm0/j7HhyQ0Wn-o3zDXtDpiJEZsuK1ZLpOuKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/galacticflame.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">EVENTS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KudvnBLqdsQ/XjgQAkbiUzI/AAAAAAAAPl0/W2Bj9tpm-jAE23J-9c4eLzcKcVML1upegCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ARR2020-author-banner_Tickets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1299" height="459" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KudvnBLqdsQ/XjgQAkbiUzI/AAAAAAAAPl0/W2Bj9tpm-jAE23J-9c4eLzcKcVML1upegCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/ARR2020-author-banner_Tickets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>A number of DarkSiders are participating in <b>ARRA's A Romantic Rendezvous</b> March event across multiple cities across Australia.</i><br /><br /><b>Brisbane -</b> <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Dakota Harrison</span></b><br /><br /><b>Sydney </b>- <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Donna Maree Hanson / Dani Kristoff</span></b>, <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b><br /><br /><b>Melbourne</b> - <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Donna Maree Hanson / Dani Kristoff, Keri Arthur, MJ/Melanie Scott/ Emma Douglas, M.L. Tompsett</span></b><br /><br /><b>Perth</b> - <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Anna Hackett, Claire Boston, Juanita Kees, Lana Pecherczyk, Shona Husk, TJ Nichols</span></b><br /><br /><b>Adelaide</b> - <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Eleni Konstantine, Lilliana Rose, Maggie Mundy</span></b><br /><br /><br />To get tickets, go to the <a href="http://australianromancereaders.com.au/events/arr2020/" target="_blank">ARRA website</a>. We hope to see you there!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br />And don't forget the <b>ARR Awards Dinner,</b> where DarkSiders have made the finals lists!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-baLrkC3bdmU/XjjDwvAjo2I/AAAAAAAAPnI/mK4zHrLRvS89X74N22lKIqHPZSELysegACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/arr-awards_banner-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="798" height="219" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-baLrkC3bdmU/XjjDwvAjo2I/AAAAAAAAPnI/mK4zHrLRvS89X74N22lKIqHPZSELysegACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/arr-awards_banner-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564816639l/50148946._SX318_SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564816639l/50148946._SX318_SY475_.jpg" width="125" /></a><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543011288l/42938905._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543011288l/42938905._SY475_.jpg" width="133" /></a><i>Favourite Paranormal Romance 2019 – proudly sponsored by Hachette Australia</i><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Unforsaken</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Cassie Laelyn</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Wrath</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lana Pecherczyk</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544976294l/43247587._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544976294l/43247587._SY475_.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><br /><i>Favourite Sci Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance 2019</i><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Wicked Wings</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L9o-eELQwBM/XIULlACy3JI/AAAAAAAAOuM/8WuSoGD12qYDrb5qhDd2RSt8ftHLTWikwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/shadows-over-wongan-creek-e1546929566302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L9o-eELQwBM/XIULlACy3JI/AAAAAAAAOuM/8WuSoGD12qYDrb5qhDd2RSt8ftHLTWikwCPcBGAYYCw/s200/shadows-over-wongan-creek-e1546929566302.jpg" width="127" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hPK-s7R4RzI/XIUP5wZyIjI/AAAAAAAAOuk/Aqvw048yWD0nxqJQpJC7CPeFmBwh0uSxQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/climbing-fear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="353" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hPK-s7R4RzI/XIUP5wZyIjI/AAAAAAAAOuk/Aqvw048yWD0nxqJQpJC7CPeFmBwh0uSxQCPcBGAYYCw/s200/climbing-fear.jpg" width="130" /></a><br /><i>Favourite Romantic Suspense 2019</i><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Climbing Fear</b> </span>by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Leisl Leighton</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Shadows Over Wongan Creek</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Juanita Kees</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>Favourite Continuing Romance Series 2019</i><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lanapecherczyk.com/books/" target="_blank">Deadly Seven</a></span></b> series by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lana Pecherczyk</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h1rEgma-EW0/W-GKoJ4dN5I/AAAAAAAAOjE/o3jVo5RIgW8N5GuoHCH8_yAXWmDc48ACwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/cassielaelyn_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="253" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h1rEgma-EW0/W-GKoJ4dN5I/AAAAAAAAOjE/o3jVo5RIgW8N5GuoHCH8_yAXWmDc48ACwCPcBGAYYCw/s200/cassielaelyn_3.jpg" width="133" /></a><i>Favourite Debut Romance Author 2019 – proudly sponsored by Booktopia</i><br /><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Cassie Laelyn</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Members’ Choice categories includes<br /><br /><i>Favourite couple in a 2019 romance</i><br /><b>Fenella and Kieran</b> in <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Shadows Over Wongan Creek</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Juanita Kees</span></b><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-44859319505590819792020-01-25T06:00:00.000+11:002020-01-25T06:00:07.488+11:00Darklight On... Lilliana Rose<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Today's Darklight On is ...</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">Lilliana Rose,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Welcome Lilliana,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xjp5ZUhxebA/XiYxn4W5-mI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/kdTK8ZAv3ZkT0V_0N672_suLFp-ET8nogCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Lilliana%2BRose%2B2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xjp5ZUhxebA/XiYxn4W5-mI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/kdTK8ZAv3ZkT0V_0N672_suLFp-ET8nogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Lilliana%2BRose%2B2019.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br />How did you come to write speculative fiction? What attracted you to the genre?</span></b><div><br /></div><div>The first movie I ever saw was Star Wars, and I’m sure that has influenced my attraction to speculative fiction. That and my big imagination. I enjoy writing speculative fiction because I can let my imagination have freedom to create.&nbsp;</div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Are you a plotter? Pantser? Or somewhere in-between?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I’m the sort of person that flys by the seat of my pants, so I’m more of a pantser than a plotter. I like to go with the creative flow when I write. However, the more I write, the more I discover that I’m somewhere in between. I also spend a lot of time thinking about the stories I’m going to write, so there’s a bit of planning going on in my head before I sit down to write.&nbsp;</div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Do you have a favourite of your characters?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I love my character Zadi from my middle grade book, The Jumble Sale. She’s quirky, strong, a lot of fun, and helps to bring her community of misfit monsters together.</div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">What are you currently working on?&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I’m currently working on the Lost Souls Academy Bk2, The Dream Talkers.&nbsp;</div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">What is your favourite part of the process of writing?&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>My favourite part of writing is when I get a new story idea to write about. It’s a lot of fun then to see where this idea might lead.&nbsp;</div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">What can we expect from Lilliana Rose in the future?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I’ll be writing more paranormal romance. I have the Lost Souls Academy series to complete, and then I have another story brewing which I can’t wait to get into (Shh, secrets!). If only there was more time to write!</div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Who are your favourite authors?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Classandra Clare, I’ve enjoyed all of her books.&nbsp;</div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">What are you currently reading?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I’m currently reading Susan Horsnell, and her western romances.&nbsp;</div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Do you have a favourite spec fiction movie or TV series?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I do love Dr Who. A lot.&nbsp;</div><div>Star Wars is also one of my favourites movies.&nbsp;</div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Do you have advice for emerging writers?&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Join groups on social media and learn as much as you can, a lot of the process is trial and error, so keep trying.&nbsp;</div><div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thanks, Lilliana Rose</span></b></div><br /><b><i><br />The Waking of Ghosts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p6gwgGQwVyg/XiY0dc2pPjI/AAAAAAAAAdc/z3JZ0kwFir8kLuKSTmw--rTMaRjdGDyEACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p6gwgGQwVyg/XiY0dc2pPjI/AAAAAAAAAdc/z3JZ0kwFir8kLuKSTmw--rTMaRjdGDyEACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />Lost Souls Academy Book 1</i></b><br /><br />There is an evil awakening.<br />At the Lost Souls academy, students aren’t your typical everyday alumni.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Rejects from clans, packs, and covens walk these halls, but there’s something more sinister haunting the academy.</div><div><br /></div><div>A resident ghost has new student, Zarya, on the fight to banish it. Will her actions cause more enemies at her new school than friends?&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>‘I’m coming for you.’<br />A message from beyond has Zarya fearful. Her skills are underdeveloped, but as a ghost hunter, she must stand and fight this new evil.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Can Zarya grow to be the ghost hunter she’s destined to be or will forces overpower her and bring chaos and destruction to the Lost Souls academy? <br /><br />Buy on amazon: <a href="https://books2read.com/u/b5QyBk">books2read.com/u/b5QyBk</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><br /><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">About the Author</span></b></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(180, 95, 6);"><b><br /></b></span></span>Lilliana Rose is an Amazon Bestselling author, who writes romance in the subgenres of contemporary, paranormal, steampunk, and rural. She enjoys helping characters overcome problems or issues, and the misunderstandings that often plague relationships, to help them fall in love. Whether it’s city heels being replaced with country work boots, or some magic beyond this world, or cogs and gears and corsets, each story shows how love can prevail. She has over fifteen years’ experience in various education systems as a teacher, a skip and a jump from starting out in genetics research. It is all helpful for inspiring her writing. She has poetry, middle grade, picture book, novellas, and novels published under various pen names. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><br />Check out more of her work at <a href="http://www.lillianarose.com/">www.lillianarose.com</a> and as an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lilliana-Rose/e/B01N7UCOVB">Amazon Author</a> and her blog on inspirational creativity and wellness, Café Pondering <a href="http://www.cafepondering.com/">www.cafepondering.com</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cultivatingcreativityforyou/">Cultivating Creativity Workshops</a>.<br /> <br /><br />Keep up to date with Lilliana on social media<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lilliana-Rose/364908566932463">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/LillianaRose2">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://au.pinterest.com/lillianarose8/">Pinterest</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6567838.Lilliana_Rose?from_search=true">Goodreads</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lillianarose11/">Instagram</a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>ShelleyRNolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12787258270081666097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-5506303845500184422020-01-09T07:00:00.000+11:002020-01-09T07:00:02.599+11:00Magic Thursday: Mapping Fantasy Worlds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>by Shona Husk</i><br /><br />This May I’ve been published for 10 years. There’s been some ups and downs, but I’m still here and still writing and still publishing. I tried being a full-time author but decided I needed to be making more than I was for it to work out, so I retrained as a bookkeeper and went back to part time work last year. It didn’t kill my creativity at all. In fact, having a weekly income took the pressure off.<br /><br />But toward the end of the year I started looking for something else to do on the side, still connected to writing. I know a lot of writers do covers or edit, and while I can do structural edits, I can’t copy edit to save myself.<br /><br />The answer was so obvious once it was pointed it out to me: <i>map making</i>.<br /><br />For twenty years I was a civil draftsperson. I designed and drew roads, roundabouts, sewerage and drainage systems and subdivisions. I was in one of the last classes to be taught manual drafting (at the big tables with either pencil and paper, or ink and film) as well learning CAD. I’d also done art at school (and won a few prizes at the International School) and I had consumed vast amounts of fantasy novels.<br /><br />In a Venn diagram of my skills, drawing fantasy maps was right in the middle. It also fit squarely with my desire to do more artwork in 2020.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NXDEn_Av3k8/XhW8BY9krDI/AAAAAAAAPlE/nI_nmuxV5IIZTAGURrJCmeam-6vm_-APgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Depositphotos_7931453_s-2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="fantasy map" border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1000" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NXDEn_Av3k8/XhW8BY9krDI/AAAAAAAAPlE/nI_nmuxV5IIZTAGURrJCmeam-6vm_-APgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Depositphotos_7931453_s-2019.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Source: <a href="https://depositphotos.com/7931453/stock-photo-map-of-the-world-grunge.html" target="_blank">Deposit Photos</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table>I spent a few weeks reading about maps and studying the different techniques. I experimented with black and white ink on paper, with colour and grey scale. I also dabbled with my tablet…but honestly, I prefer the tactile sensation of paper and ink and only use the tablet for a final clean up and edit. Maybe that will change as I get better at drawing on my tablet—it is easier to correct errors, and change colours electronically—but maps have a different feel when drawn by hand. And I’m trying to find something to get me off the computer.<br /><br />Here’s to another 10 years of writing and creating!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAq6mT1hC8I/XhW9XJjfLCI/AAAAAAAAPlQ/9JDPqp4u5n4zc-Cy6woq9NQhYVP143fRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Shona-Husk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="233" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAq6mT1hC8I/XhW9XJjfLCI/AAAAAAAAPlQ/9JDPqp4u5n4zc-Cy6woq9NQhYVP143fRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/Shona-Husk.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><div>Romance author <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Shona Husk</span></b> lives in Western Australia at the edge of the Indian Ocean. Blessed with a lively imagination she spent most of her childhood making up stories. As an adult she discovered romance novels and hasn’t looked back.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>With over forty published stories, ranging from sensual to scorching, she writes contemporary, paranormal, fantasy and sci-fi romance.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Visit Shona at her <a href="http://www.shonahusk.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577399801l/49515059._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="311" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577399801l/49515059._SY475_.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div>Shona's latest release is the romantic suspense,&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Close to the Truth.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>Is the truth worth dying for?</i></div><div><br /></div><div>TV biologist, Jasmine Heydon, escaped Bitterwood once. She was 16 and run out of town by the cops for the crime of being born on the wrong side of the tracks. Ten years later, she's changed a lot but Bitterwood hasn't. The town's only claim to fame is the legend of the River Man, a murderous creature who first killed a century ago. Back in town to film a show about the River Man, Jasmine plans to put the mystery to rest once and for all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bitterwood's favourite son, Gil Easton, has never forgotten Jasmine, and he's never forgiven his father, the chief of police, for running her off. But now Jasmine is back, stirring things up. This time, Gil is determined to stand by her even when the locals want her silenced.</div><div><br /></div><div>As Gil works to unearth the truth, Jasmine tries to understand her own childhood sighting of the monster. As the threats escalate, the search for the truth grows dangerous ... because the River Man is killing again.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3yvQnv" target="_blank"><b>Buy links</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-24734771965728436932020-01-07T12:39:00.002+11:002020-03-02T22:24:45.235+11:00DarkSider News for January 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>Happy New Year to you all, though for many it hasn't been a great start to 2020.</i><br /><i>Here in Australia, bushfires are raging across many of our states and&nbsp;</i><br /><i>our thoughts are with those affected. Please stay safe.&nbsp;</i><br /><i>Please consider donating to&nbsp;</i><i>charities helping those in need.&nbsp;</i><br /><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Greed and Other Dangers </span></b>by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">TJ Nichols</span></b> (Book 2, <b>Mytho</b>) was released by <i>Dreamspinner Press</i> on 4 December.<br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPIme1kaDsU/XZLYXO0KEmI/AAAAAAAAPXU/26Dt33wcTBwb_4qijPfWgiCOMemJlRZIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/greed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPIme1kaDsU/XZLYXO0KEmI/AAAAAAAAPXU/26Dt33wcTBwb_4qijPfWgiCOMemJlRZIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/greed.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div>Dragon shifter Edra has always lived to serve and protect—in ages past, as a knight, and in the modern world as a mytho liaison to the San Francisco PD. Behind the scenes he safeguards the mythos community from scandal—and further human hatred. When the eggs of a rare greater dragon are stolen, Edra must find and return them before the mother razes the city.<br /><br />Edra’s partner, Jordan, has just been promoted, and he’s on the trail of several stolen mythos artifacts. Together, they track the eggs to a colony of mermaids living in the bay near Alcatraz Island.<br /><br />But trying to separate a mermaid from her treasure is asking for trouble.<br /><br />As Edra and Jordan grow closer, they test the bounds of human-mythos relationships. But Jordan isn’t ready to mate for life, and Edra won’t pretend to be human for Jordan’s friends. With the hills on fire and a storm brewing in the bay—and in their bed—something’s got to give.<br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/greed-and-other-dangers-by-tj-nichols-11318-b">Dreamspinner Press</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://books2read.com/u/b5QYMp" target="_blank">Other links</a></b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Mark of Eon</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Anna Hackett</span></span></b>&nbsp; (Book 5, <b>Eon Warriors</b>) was released on 1 December.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577723359l/50163355._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577723359l/50163355._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><b>Oil and water. Fire and ice. Terran space marine and rugged alien warrior.</b><br /><br />Space marine Lieutenant Jamie Park has a reputation as tough as steel...just the way she likes it. A horrible childhood and her marine training have forged her into a strong woman, and she's never seen a fight she'd back down from. Taking on the voracious insectoid Kantos is her focus, even if that means being assigned to the Eon warship, the Desteron, and working with the one arrogant alien warrior who's seen her vulnerable and weak.<br /><br />Medical Commander Aydin Kann-Ath lives to be the perfect warrior and doctor. All his life, he's worked to restore his family's tarnished honor. He has no room in his life for anything but his work, and that includes a headstrong, battle-hardened Terran who -- even when injured -- refuses to follow orders. Yet every minute he spends with Jamie, she ignites both his temper and his desire, and he can't seem to stay away.<br /><br />With every interaction, Aydin finds himself fascinated by Jamie's courage and spirit, and Jamie finds herself consumed by a fiery attraction that terrifies her. On a dangerous hunt to find symbiont lifeforms that have been stolen by the Kantos, the pair can't ignore their passionate connection. But the evil Kantos threaten not only their lives, but the fate of the galaxy, unless Jamie and Aydin sacrifice it all to stop them.&nbsp;</div><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Eon-Warriors-Book-ebook/dp/B0839MHMNX" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Mark-Eon-Warriors-Book-ebook/dp/B0839MHMNX" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |&nbsp;</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Master and the Sorceress&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Bernadette Rowley</span></b>&nbsp;was released on 7 January.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kMd4kDeRpv4/XhMuMr-LO9I/AAAAAAAAPjg/EVAFRneCyisY1io16lZlMMnd4T3KjOnlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/MasterSorceress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kMd4kDeRpv4/XhMuMr-LO9I/AAAAAAAAPjg/EVAFRneCyisY1io16lZlMMnd4T3KjOnlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/MasterSorceress.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />A DESPERATE SORCERESS<br />Katrine Aranati no longer knows how to deal with the woman she has become. She runs headlong into a man whose heart's desire is order and control.<br /><br /><br />A MASTER JEWELER<br />James Tomel is outwardly a pillar of society, but he hides more than one secret. His life plan has no room for a dangerous liaison with a reckless stranger.<br /><br />When they are thrown together on a trip to Brightcastle, fierce creatures from legend pursue them, but even more perilous are the feelings swirling between them. As their hearts and bodies come together, one will flee while the other demands an accounting.<br /><br />The Master and the Sorceress is the seventh book in the epic Queenmakers Saga, combining the sweeping high fantasy world of Thorius with sizzling romance. If you like magic, danger and mythical creatures, wrapped up in an 'opposites attract' love story, you'll adore The Master and the Sorceress.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082ZG8BQ5" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B082ZG8BQ5" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Pagan Pleasures box set</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b>&nbsp;with Books 1 to 5 of the Pagan Pleasures series&nbsp;was released on 26 December.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d19p6zJ6PPw/XhM1eRCdSzI/AAAAAAAAPkA/doR1oexDNkEwcBjOurR8TjBQJZrGVujTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/paganpleasuresbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d19p6zJ6PPw/XhM1eRCdSzI/AAAAAAAAPkA/doR1oexDNkEwcBjOurR8TjBQJZrGVujTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/paganpleasuresbox.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Edi Court is a white witch who hasn’t finished her training. She left her covenant, running away from her ex Anto, and the entrapment of that relationship. Will starting an alternative healing business, Crystal Sands, be the new beginning she’s looking for? And is the hot, plumber Voltaire part of that package?<br /><br />With the peak of summer solstice, Johan is looking for a fling, and Nova might be the perfect distraction for him. But Nova is trying to discover her Magik ability. Will Johan get in the way, or help her? Can a fling lead to something more lasting?<br /><br />The approach of Mabon causes Asiza to look into her dark ancestral past. There’s a mystery she needs to solve to help choose the path of her future. But she is better at helping Kaedin make progress solving the puzzle box his deceased parents left him. Will their personal mysteries bring them together and help them find love?<br /><br />Serilda is ignoring the Samhain energies, desperate to keep her own secret hidden from her new friends at Crystal Sands. In doing so, she uncovers a family secret for Kaito and turns his life upside down. Secrets are revealed. Will they help or hinder the chance of Serilda and Darus falling in love?<br /><br />Zamara is a Seer who helps others look into their future. But she can’t see her own. She yearns to be in a relationship for Yule. Will the new pharmacist, Kaito, be the medicine she needs to find love?<br /><br />This Yule there’s a storm coming. The white witches of Crystal Sands will need to face it together if they want to survive and keep their community together</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><b>Available from:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y2WPX8F" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07Y2WPX8F" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Lizzie Grace Boxed set&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b>&nbsp;with books 1 to 3 was released on 25 December.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UN38CD4IKrM/XhM7IPg3rHI/AAAAAAAAPks/BDxFkDTh5ecX1M6q13cER2S2wlIEkP1OwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/lizziegrace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UN38CD4IKrM/XhM7IPg3rHI/AAAAAAAAPks/BDxFkDTh5ecX1M6q13cER2S2wlIEkP1OwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/lizziegrace.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Get the first 3 books of the LIZZIE GRACE SERIES in a single volume for the one low price. Each book in this box set is available separately, but by buying them in a bundle, you're getting a better deal!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The box set contains Blood Kissed, Hell's Bell, and Hunter Hunted.<br /><br />BOOK 1—BLOOD KISSED<br />In a world where magic and science sit side by side, and powerful witches are considered necessary aides for all governments, Lizzie Grace is something of an outlier. Though born into one the most powerful blue blood witch families, she wants nothing to do with either her past or her magic.<br /><br />But when she and Belle, her human familiar and best friend, open a small cafe in the Faelan werewolf reservation, she quickly finds herself enmeshed in the hunt for a vampire intent on wreaking bloody havoc. It’s a hunt that soon becomes personal, and one that is going to take all her skills to survive–that’s if the werewolves, who hate all things witch, don’t get her first.<br /><br />BOOK 2—HELL'S BELL<br />When the church bell tolls thrice in the middle of the night, evil this way comes…<br /><br />Lizzie Grace and Belle Kent, her witch familiar, are living and working on the Faelan Werewolf Reservation—one that has banned the use of magic within its borders. Although they have their supporters—including ranger Aiden O’Connor, who once hated all things witch—Lizzie and Belle now face possible eviction.<br /><br />But the Faelan Reservation is a place filled with wild magic which—when left unprotected—quickly becomes a draw to those who walk the darker paths. As Christmas approaches, a new evil comes to town—one that eats the souls of the living and animates the flesh of the dead.<br /><br />As the body count grows and the trail of clues leads them to the doorstep of the local vampire, Lizzie, Belle, and Aiden must find the killer before death comes calling on them.<br /><br />But the biggest threat of all may come in the form of a witch who sees through the veils of Lizzie’s carefully constructed lies and suspects the truth of who she really is…<br /><br />BOOK 3—HUNTER HUNTED<br />Christmas is fast approaching, and Lizzie Grace and her witch familiar, Belle Kent, are hoping it’s going to be a quiet one.<br />But those hopes are dashed when, on a quest to find a customer’s errant husband, Lizzie comes across the body of a witch and a dark circle of power neither she nor Ashworth can break.<br /><br />Then werewolves begin to turn up dead—skinned.<br /><br />As the body count rises, and the hunters become the hunted, it’s evident there’s a new evil in town.<br /><br />One that is determined to claim the reservation—and the wild magic—for his own.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lizzie-Grace-Box-Set-Books-ebook/dp/B082Z6XX4W" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Lizzie-Grace-Box-Set-Books-ebook/dp/B082Z6XX4W" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/the-lizzie-grace-boxed-set" target="_blank">Kobo</a> |</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span><br /><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Close to the Truth</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Shona Husk</span></b> was released on 4 January 2020.<br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cg4Is_rhs1w/XZLv7mk-gII/AAAAAAAAPXs/hyzjKOy2k2k7TtObJ_9CqMrtRdyo_r9xQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Close-to-the-truth-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cg4Is_rhs1w/XZLv7mk-gII/AAAAAAAAPXs/hyzjKOy2k2k7TtObJ_9CqMrtRdyo_r9xQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Close-to-the-truth-sm.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><i>Is the truth worth dying for?</i></b><br /><br />TV biologist, Jasmine Heydon, escaped Bitterwood once. She was 16 and run out of town by the cops for the crime of being born on the wrong side of the tracks. Ten years later, she’s changed a lot but Bitterwood hasn’t. The town’s only claim to fame is the legend of the River Man, a murderous creature who first killed a century ago. Back in town to film a show about the River Man, Jasmine plans to put the mystery to rest once and for all.<br /><br />Bitterwood’s favourite son, Gil Easton, has never forgotten Jasmine, and he’s never forgiven his father, the chief of police, for running her off. But now Jasmine is back, stirring things up. This time, Gil is determined to stand by her even when the locals want her silenced.<br /><br />As Gil works to unearth the truth, Jasmine tries to understand her own childhood sighting of the monster. As the threats escalate, the search for the truth grows dangerous … because the River Man is killing again.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.shonahusk.com/romantic-suspense/">Buy links</a> available from Shona's website.</b></div></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A Show Tradition box set</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b>&nbsp;with Books 1 to 6 of the Show titles was released on 15 December.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZ_wlS0g7Ok/XhM4DI5QsgI/AAAAAAAAPkU/e6UE06NGlqYla55SYlQFNbjL63RboHbrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/showtraditional.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="467" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZ_wlS0g7Ok/XhM4DI5QsgI/AAAAAAAAPkU/e6UE06NGlqYla55SYlQFNbjL63RboHbrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/showtraditional.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It’s not always easy finding love on the farm. Can these hot cowboys (and one sassy cowgirl) open their hearts, have a second chance, and change lust into love?<br /><br />For the last few years, cowboy Ben has met up with Raven when he’s at the Royal Show. No expectations. No commitment. This year something’s changed. He is starting to feel more than lust towards her. Does Raven feel the same?<br />Raven is a city girl to the bone, but Ben, with his cheeky smile, hot body, and fun nature, is someone she’s beginning to feel attracted to.<br />Can this be more than lust, and can she be a farmer’s wife?<br /><br />Cowboy Max is a bachelor with a closed heart and a hot temper. At this year’s show, he meets Zoe, a sassy, sharped tongued city girl who busts his balls without effort. Zoe threatens to turn his world upside down. She’s not the sort of woman he expected to be attracted to, let alone develop feelings for. Will he let love into his life again?<br />Zoe can’t believe the fast attraction developing with Max. His closed heart and rude comments are enough to send her packing. Until something unexpected happens.<br />Can Max and Zoe work out their differences, and let love guide them?<br /><br />Cowgirl Dusty is a sassy, strong, no-nonsense woman. Blaise is a city boy, clueless about the life she lives. He turns her life around and tests her patience. But there’s something about him she’s attracted to. She’s made mistakes in love before, so will this stop her from finding love now?<br />Blaise is visiting the country for his work as an accountant. So far, everything is going wrong. He might lose his job and the woman who has stolen his heart. It feels like he’s chasing dust clouds instead of love. Will he find a way to prove to Dusty that he is a man of worth and can be trusted?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><b>Available from:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082SGQQQB" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B082SGQQQB" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>The Assassin's Gift&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Claire Boston</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 1,<b>&nbsp;The Emperor's Conspiracy</b>)<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span>is expected to be released on 6 April.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZLVzLtxhGk/XhMxHf38JSI/AAAAAAAAPjs/i-Z1CQAeTA8Q3rdw44-ququWORwmi2V3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/assassin%2527sgift.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZLVzLtxhGk/XhMxHf38JSI/AAAAAAAAPjs/i-Z1CQAeTA8Q3rdw44-ququWORwmi2V3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/assassin%2527sgift.jpeg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>She’s trained to kill. But is her prey the man she’s ordered to eliminate… or the one who sent her?</i></b><br /><br />Princess Lien reserves her loyalty for her uncle, the emperor. Groomed as his secret assassin after he took her in, her first target is the khan of the barbarians responsible for her parents’ murder. But her supernatural speed is no help when the monarch betroths her to the man she’s meant to slay.<br /><br />Waking naked in the enemy camp far from the palace and her pet dragon, Lien is horrified to find she’s imprisoned by the ruthless tribe—and they know her true mission. Refusing to believe her uncle betrayed her, she vows to become his spy. But as evidence that she’s on the wrong side mounts, it will test her fidelity and honor.<br /><br />Can Lien unravel a web of deceit in time to stop the real traitor?<br /><br />The Assassin’s Gift is the first book in the riveting Emperor's Conspiracy fantasy series. If you like strong heroines, loyalties challenged, and treacherous battles, then you’ll love Claire Boston’s enthralling adventure.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://books2read.com/u/m2rw8G" target="_blank"><b>Pre-Order links</b></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Gluttony&nbsp;</b></span></span><span style="text-align: left;">by</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Lana Pecherczyk</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: left;">(Book 4,</span><b style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;Deadly Seven</b><span style="text-align: left;">)</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: left;">is expected for release on 26 February.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1576131036l/49208879._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1576131036l/49208879._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><i>She doesn't know whether to kiss him or kill him...</i></b><br /><br />Worst summer ever. It’s bad enough that smart girl, Via Mackenzie has been stuck in the middle of nowhere on her family’s annual camping trip, but it gets worse when her nemesis, Hudson Trent turns up. Still, she’s managed to avoid him for two years, and it’s not about to change now.<br /><br />Hudson's having a bad week. Make that a bad year. Ditched by his warring parents and ignored by the girl he's been crushing on forever, he knows he only one he can rely on is himself. Which is a great plan, until Via literally falls from a tree and lands on him.<br /><br />His quick thinking might have saved her from serious injury, but he ends up with a twisted ankle and a girl who thinks she owes him something. Forced to spend time together, Hudson remembers how much fun they used to have before everything went wrong.<br />Via's also struggling to ignore the spark between them, but can she trust him not to hurt her again?&nbsp; Either way it’s going to be a summer they never forget.</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082KCZKZW" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B082KCZKZW" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>The Walking of Ghosts</b></span>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Lost Souls Academy</b>) is expected to be released 23 January.&nbsp;</div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div><div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d3JEUqrC8xQ/XhM5eIUWDKI/AAAAAAAAPkg/qR3OyUQmtaARWwPegg1AzuFnpbN8TGlAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/walkingofghosts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d3JEUqrC8xQ/XhM5eIUWDKI/AAAAAAAAPkg/qR3OyUQmtaARWwPegg1AzuFnpbN8TGlAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/walkingofghosts.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>There is an evil awakening.</i></b><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At the Lost Souls academy, students aren’t your typical everyday alumni.<br />Rejects from clans, packs, and covens walk these halls, but there’s something more sinister haunting the academy.<br /><br />A resident ghost has new student, Zarya, on the fight to banish it. Will her actions cause more enemies at her new school than friends?<br /><br />‘I’m coming for you.’<br />A message from beyond has Zarya fearful. Her skills are underdeveloped, but as a ghost hunter, she must stand and fight this new evil.<br /><br />Can Zarya grow to be the ghost hunter she’s destined to be or will forces overpower her and bring chaos and destruction to the Lost Souls academy?</div></div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Ghosts-Lost-Souls-Academy-ebook/dp/B082XLD3MP" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Waking-Ghosts-Lost-Souls-Academy-ebook/dp/B082XLD3MP" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><b></b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">COVER REVEAL</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>The Healer's Curse&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Claire Boston</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,<b>&nbsp;The Emperor's Conspiracy</b>) has a cover but no release date yet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwfnSR4KyuE/XhMxu9CDjHI/AAAAAAAAPj0/U6q790XTh6UhFQnQblELBgD-barjOzVoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/healer%2527scurse.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwfnSR4KyuE/XhMxu9CDjHI/AAAAAAAAPj0/U6q790XTh6UhFQnQblELBgD-barjOzVoACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/healer%2527scurse.jpeg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Amber Rose&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Donna Maree Hanson&nbsp;</b></span></span></span>(Book 3,<b>&nbsp;Cry Havoc</b>) has a cover but no release date yet.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u0CdSr97NTY/XhM3VxRtxgI/AAAAAAAAPkM/mC3EuKkWlUwPB2ZQaEJ2ek6y3mxYKWIAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/cryhavoc3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u0CdSr97NTY/XhM3VxRtxgI/AAAAAAAAPkM/mC3EuKkWlUwPB2ZQaEJ2ek6y3mxYKWIAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/cryhavoc3.png" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">EVENTS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VPbaBPuHaM8/XhPb45xPszI/AAAAAAAAPk4/DHkUjz92mL8XX4ZXROFYpqVbvUwq4LiQACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/btp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="820" height="241" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VPbaBPuHaM8/XhPb45xPszI/AAAAAAAAPk4/DHkUjz92mL8XX4ZXROFYpqVbvUwq4LiQACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/btp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Authors including our own <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b> are participating in the book auction hosted by <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/831796820603163/838733809909464/?notif_t=admin_plan_mall_activity&amp;notif_id=1578253498506605" target="_blank">Beyond the Pages</a>&nbsp;</b>(on Facebook) raising money for rural fire services in QLD and NSW. The auction is due on 24 January.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-78506265606221534602019-12-20T21:00:00.000+11:002019-12-20T23:33:10.843+11:00Magic Thursday: The Devil Worshipper<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><i>with Cathleen Ross</i></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It seems somehow fitting that as I drive up today to Blackheath in the Blue Mountains that the area is on fire because that is the place where I first met the devil worshipper.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So let me take you back a few steps so you can see how it came about.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next to Blackheath train station lies a sweet little shop where a lovely blond woman made beautiful medieval outfits. I liked to potter there, dreaming about medieval creations, except when I went in this time the energy had changed. My psychic side recognised it before I did. It didn’t feel right. Amongst the medieval gown were small, dark, Gothic gargoyle and dragon statues, and then I saw him. Radiating demonic energy, the man was over six foot, with a huge beard and large belly. Something about our energy recognised each other. He turned to face me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now I know another psychic when I see one but in those days, I hadn’t been trained to put up my psychic shield. Instead, I pretended not to see him, turned my back and left, my head full of images of a giant slab, a naked woman lying on it and people dressed in hoods. It was sexual and sadistic and the devil worshipper was looking for another victim.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I returned to Sydney, keen to put distance between us, but we all know that physical distance is not the same as psychic distance, right?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KCVtF8b3sac/Xfy7cif6SdI/AAAAAAAAPjQ/jRXQJR-luIQcLF3g0HQLaK65YTVvG1uxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Depositphotos_87819392_s-2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KCVtF8b3sac/Xfy7cif6SdI/AAAAAAAAPjQ/jRXQJR-luIQcLF3g0HQLaK65YTVvG1uxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Depositphotos_87819392_s-2019.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Source: <a href="https://depositphotos.com/87819392/stock-photo-eternal-dialog-background.html" target="_blank">Deposit Photos</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">That night in deep sleep, he came again, looking for me. He had the ability to scry and he had found me safely tucked up in my bed. I shut him out immediately, roared at him, swore at him for invading my privacy and closed down his energy. I can be quite fierce in my mind.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A couple of weeks later in Blackheath, I noticed the shop had closed but the lovely woman who ran it had opened up on the other side of the road. However, the door was locked. I had to buzz to get in. Gone were the statues, but the energy had turned to one of terror. I asked the woman what had happened and she told me a man had come in with a knife and had robbed her. I knew he was connected to the devil worshipper. I also knew the devil worshipper had seduced her in order to get his pamphlets and statues into her shop but of course, I couldn’t say that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I asked her about the devil worshipper, she admitted to the affair but she was terrified of him.&nbsp; All she would say was, “I’m only interested in the costumes.”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She was too frightened to speak, but I knew so much more lurked beneath the surface.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">~~~~</div><div style="text-align: left;">Cathleen's latest release is <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Rough and Ready</span></b> (Book 2, <b>Outlaw Warriors</b>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551727730l/44244411._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551727730l/44244411._SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before special ops soldier Hugo Boudreaux can move on, he has one last thing to do–fulfill a wartime debt to the friend who saved his life. He must infiltrate a vicious Louisiana MC club to stop their next illegal weapons shipment and send the president to jail. What he didn’t plan on was ending up an unwilling bodyguard to the man’s daughter–innocent and attractive nurse Alice Kaintuck.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Alice wants a normal life with a nice guy. But her rough-edged bodyguard is the sexiest man she's ever met. Suddenly she can’t stop thinking about just how hot he makes her. Before she knows it, she’s tumbling into his muscular arms…though she'll be damned if she'll fall in love with a man as dangerous as her father. Only Hugo doesn’t make love, he consumes her and turns her life upside down with his carnal, erotic sex. Dreams of nice guys vanish when her enemy becomes her obsession…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Cathleen Ross</span></b> likes to write about the quirky side of life. Her characters often have psychic abilities because she comes from a family of psychics. She thought she was a "Sweet" writer until she was asked to write her first erotic story, sold it immediately and never looked back. Her first novel, Man Hunt sold to Black Lace/Random House. Man Hunt became the number one best selling erotic novel on the Publisher's website in 2006 and has been translated into German. She is published with Harlequin Spice and Harlequin’s Escape publishing line as well as Entangled Publishing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can find Cathleen at her website: <a href="http://cathleenross.com/" target="_blank">cathleenross.com&nbsp;</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-62623379695290293692019-12-03T07:30:00.000+11:002020-02-13T22:29:19.337+11:00DarkSider News for December 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>We've made it to December and again we have more great news for you.&nbsp;</i></b><br /><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Kiss of Eon&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Anna Hackett&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Eon Warriors</b>)<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>&nbsp;</b></span>was&nbsp;released on 14 November in audio format.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aVVinFdRlnw/XeTuqVI3UeI/AAAAAAAAPic/BdWTr9KzmhEn8aD-d9xLWwh0r0QVd96AwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/51wdwR5nGbL._SX342_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aVVinFdRlnw/XeTuqVI3UeI/AAAAAAAAPic/BdWTr9KzmhEn8aD-d9xLWwh0r0QVd96AwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/51wdwR5nGbL._SX342_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><i><br /></i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><i>When the vital alliance between Earth and the Eon Empire depends on her playing war games with an arrogant, infuriating Eon warrior, what could go wrong?</i></b><br /><br />Terran Captain Allie Borden has her orders. Take her ship, the Divergent, and strengthen the alliance with the Eon by carrying out training exercises with the Eon warship, the Desteron. The only problem...one annoying warrior who gets on her nerves like nobody else. Forced to work with Second Commander Brack Thann-Felis, Allie finds her diplomacy skills stretched to the limit...and her body betraying her with a white-hot desire that’s getting hard to ignore.<br /><br />Brack Thann-Felis is dedicated to his ship, his warriors, and his job. Watching his parents’ disastrous marriage has ensured that he will never mate or fall in love. Working with feisty, opinionated Allie tests his patience, but the more time he spends with the dedicated captain, the more he finds he can’t stay away from her.<br /><br />As mysterious, dangerous sabotage events strike their ships, it becomes evident that someone wants their alliance to fail. They might have traitors among their crew and they both know it has to lead back to their enemy - the ravenous insectoid Kantos. Soon, Brack and Allie find themselves in a fight for their lives, with only each other to depend on, and a growing desire that will not be denied.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Eon-Warriors-Book/dp/B081FK6NSR" target="_blank">Amazon</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Kiss-of-Eon-Audiobook/B081FHF6KN" target="_blank">Audible</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/kiss-of-eon-eon-warriors-book-4-unabridged/id1488016066" target="_blank">iTunes</a> |</b></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Flour, Eggs, Sugar, and Magic</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Daniel de Lorne</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></span>(released as a standalone ebook and as part of the 2019 Advent Calendar)<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span>was released&nbsp; by <i>Dreamspinner Press</i> on 1 December.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575252510l/49046119._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575252510l/49046119._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Wannabe witch Will Brand’s attempts at making magic cookies for the kids at a local shelter go awry when his ex-boyfriend messages and turns Will’s good energy to anger. Will has no idea there’s anything wrong with the cookies until his hunky roommate, Lucas, scarfs three of them, cursing himself with bad luck, unfettered hate, and ill health. In a race against time, Will must find a way to break the spell before accidents, ex-lovers, and a sudden illness make this Christmas Lucas’s last.<br /><br />A story from the Dreamspinner Press <a href="https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/2019-advent-calendar-homemade-for-the-holidays-full-set-11522-b" target="_blank"><b>2019 Advent Calendar "Homemade for the Holidays.</b></a>"<br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b>Available from:</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/flour-eggs-sugar-and-magic-by-daniel-de-lorne-11559-b" target="_blank">Dreamspinner Press</a></b></div></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Silver and Solstice</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">TJ Nichols</span></span></b>&nbsp; (released as a standalone ebook and as part of the 2019 Advent Calendar)<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span>was released&nbsp; by&nbsp;<i>Dreamspinner Press</i>&nbsp;on 1 December.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_1F3JJso7m0/XeT3anF6POI/AAAAAAAAPi0/exEWD_L8eZQQNs3mQtalZ0oZchDQkJ83ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/silverandsolstice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_1F3JJso7m0/XeT3anF6POI/AAAAAAAAPi0/exEWD_L8eZQQNs3mQtalZ0oZchDQkJ83ACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/silverandsolstice.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Calvin is good at two things: stealing and being the worst boyfriend ever. He can’t help his sticky fingers, even though Rafe has pleaded with him to stop. When a job goes horribly wrong, Calvin’s fate is in the hands of his silversmith boyfriend.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Rafe has done everything he can to put distance between himself and the restrictions of being a princeling. He has a craft, a shop, a shifter boyfriend, and lives a completely disreputable life.<br /><br />But to save Calvin from spending Solstice in a cage, Rafe will have to step up and face his father, head of the city guard. Rafe’s father has had enough of Calvin flouting the law. Shifters are supposed to be collared in the city.<br /><br />Calvin finally knows what to make for Rafe for solstice, though it breaks the promise they made to each other….</div><br /><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/silver-and-solstice-by-tj-nichols-11569-b" target="_blank">Dreamspinner Press</a></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Vampire's Dinner&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">TJ Nichols</span></b>&nbsp;was re-released on 14 November.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573866336l/48830650._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573866336l/48830650._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />For vampire Charles Redfort, Christmas is a bitter reminder of the day he was killed by a werewolf. After fleeing the vampire army he was created to serve in, he has lived in exile in England. Once a year he allows himself to tell the truth about his life over dinner. Then he eats the man he’s hired for the night.<br /><br />Blake Wells is an engineering student by day and escort by night. He works Christmas because he doesn’t want to see his father, and his mother doesn’t want to see him. When he meets Charles, he thinks he’s gotten a bonus present that he can’t wait to unwrap. But as the truth is revealed, Blake will have to think fast to live until morning and convince Charles to give up his lonely life.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081K17HHC" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B081K17HHC" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Elf on the Beach&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">TJ Nichols</span></b>&nbsp;was re-released on 1 November.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572679857l/48663458._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572679857l/48663458._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Roone Sorley is an elf on a mission. He has one year to live in the mortal world and experience everything it has to offer before deciding if he is going to return to the North Pole and immortality or stay and become human. Christmas in Australia is all sun, sand, and surf. For Kyle Morgan, that means lots of tourists wanting to learn how to surf, but he hates Christmas. This time of year always reminds him about the family he doesn’t have.<br /><br />With the clock ticking and only days left, Roone plans on making the most of the heat and the beach and his hot surfing instructor. Beyond that he has no idea what he wants. However with a little magic, he might be able to give Kyle exactly what he needs.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZXBXP6X" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07ZXBXP6X" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Princess Avenger&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Bernadette Rowley</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Queenmakers Saga</b>) is now available in print.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556280329l/45307091._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556280329l/45307091._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>An Avenging&nbsp;Princess</b></i><br />Alecia is determined to protect her people from her tyrannical father. Her only worth is to have a son, who will be heir to the kingdom.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>A Dangerous Shifter&nbsp;</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Vard is tasked with guarding a princess who refuses to be shielded from danger. His dark secret could spell the end of the woman he’s sworn to protect.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And yet, when thrown together, neither of them can deny the forbidden attraction. As their lives spin out of control, will love be enough to pull them from the vortex and perhaps save the kingdom?</div><div style="text-align: left;">Princess Avenger is the first book in the epic Queenmakers Saga, combining the sweeping high fantasy world of Thorius with sizzling romance. If you like magic, political intrigue and mythical creatures, wrapped up in a ‘beauty and the beast’ love story, then you’ll adore Princess Avenger.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">***This book contains sex scenes and is intended for mature readers.***</div><br /><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0648310523" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0648310523" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Redemption</b></span> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Christina Phillips</span></b> (Book 1, <b>Realm of Flame and Shadow</b>) was released 28 November. <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">This book was previously published by Penguin US under another title and pen-name, but the current book has been completely re-imagined, rewritten and edited.</span></i></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div><div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570514537l/48390411._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570514537l/48390411._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><i></i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><i><b>A fallen archangel saves a woman from a deadly fate, and unleashes an ancient power that could destroy the universe itself…</b></i></i></div><i></i><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gabe has no time for humans after the way they betrayed the ones he loved so long ago. But when he snatches a woman from the jaws of the hellish Guardians, he’s compelled to protect her at all costs. Even if she does drive him crazy with her smart mouth and refusal to fall under his archangelic spell.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Desperate to discover her true heritage, Aurora opens a rift between dimensions. But before she can enter her mother’s world, the most breathtakingly gorgeous man she’s ever met teleports her to an impossible island.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thrown together, they can’t ignore the scorching lust that risks consuming them, or the threat to Aurora’s existence. When raw sex evolves into something far more dangerous, it’s more than their lives that are on the line.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">As Gabe and Aurora race against time to outwit the Guardians, they come closer to uncovering an explosive revelation that will challenge everything they’ve ever believed in.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">But deep in the shadows, the immortal Guardians lurk. And they have no intention of allowing Aurora to escape their clutches. Even if it means defying the wrath of an archangel.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Redemption-Realm-Flame-Shadow-Book-ebook/dp/B07YW3YLKY">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Redemption-Realm-Flame-Shadow-Book-ebook/dp/B07YW3YLKY">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></b></div><b></b></div></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Mercenary Ethics&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Shona Husk</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Dead Suns</b>) was released on 22 October.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570620245l/45721773._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="310" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570620245l/45721773._SY475_.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Left for dead on a forgotten planet by his enemies, he’ll do anything to escape, including team up with the scientist who held a knife to his throat.</i></b><br /><br />Mercenary Emry Dan made one mistake on a job and was captured by the powerful arms dealer Riel. While Emry suspected Riel had a place to test his weapons, he never expected to be one of the subjects. From the moment he wakes, he starts planning his getaway.<br /><br />Scientist Marita Aleric worked for Riel until she started questioning how her research was being used. For ten days she’s survived on the weapons testing planet, fighting, scrabbling for supplies and weapons, and avoiding the infected. Any people who eat the plants become cannibalistic zombies.<br /><br />When she finds Emry she wants to believe they can escape, especially when their reluctant partnership blossoms into romance. But can anything survive on a dead planet?<br /><br />Note to readers: this is a gritty survival romance. There’s action, fighting, zombies and desperate sexy times.<br /><br /></div><b><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bPR8or" target="_blank">Buy links</a></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Shivers</span></b> (2019 anthology by the Rockingham Writers Centre) contains two short stories by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">D.D. Line</span></b> and was released in November.</div><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O-U8xCdYIVI/XZLzDjnTn2I/AAAAAAAAPYA/BhxViiiXcMkAsMoOjEuMZy4dKPidjexzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/shivers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="742" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O-U8xCdYIVI/XZLzDjnTn2I/AAAAAAAAPYA/BhxViiiXcMkAsMoOjEuMZy4dKPidjexzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/shivers.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A collection of spooky stories that is sure to haunt the reader long a fter lights out. Ghostly visitations, crimes of passion, cold-blooded murder and strange experiences that beggar belief feature in this anthology of short fiction by 16 writers connected through their passion for story-telling. Although the stories are linked by a common theme, they reflect a diversity of styles. Prepare to be chilled and entertained.</div><br /><br /><b>Available from:<br /><a href="https://rockinghamwriterscentre.org.au/anthologies/">Rockingham Writers Centre</a></b></div><br /><br /><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><br /><br /><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Mission: Her Freedom</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Anna Hackett</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 6,&nbsp;<b>Team 52</b>) will be released on 26 November.</div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ne6k-8rVcPQ/Xdrsojw1FpI/AAAAAAAAPgY/1f7HkBL3nXEsLgbVHHyKTsrSmhQA9-xTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Her-Freedom-OTHER-SITES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ne6k-8rVcPQ/Xdrsojw1FpI/AAAAAAAAPgY/1f7HkBL3nXEsLgbVHHyKTsrSmhQA9-xTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Her-Freedom-OTHER-SITES.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><b><i>A badass combat medic will do anything to save her friend and teammate, but on the run from some very bad guys, she starts to look at her tattooed tech geek friend in a very different way…</i></b><br /><br />Former Naval Intelligence officer Brooks Jameson might have lots of muscles and ink, but he’s a proud geek. He loves computers and his job—taking care of all things tech for his covert, black ops team of badasses—Team 52. But when he finds himself snatched off a Las Vegas street and in the hands of some very bad people who are after a powerful, dangerous artifact, he knows he’s in a fight for survival. Then his teammate Callie Kimura—gorgeous and way-out-of-his-league—strides through the door to rescue him…<br /><br />Callie’s childhood and career in the Air Force taught her to never risk loving anyone, because losing them leaves you bleeding. She has everything she needs as the medic for Team 52, and when Brooks gets abducted, she’ll do anything to get her friend back. But when they end up on the run together, Callie starts to see the hunky geek in a very different light.<br /><br />As Callie and Brooks battle to stop a deadly artifact being used in an evil plan, they ignite a scorching desire that shocks them both. But some scars—and the demons that made them—run deep, and Brooks knows he’ll need all his intelligence, patience, and love to convince the beautiful combat medic to let her heart be free.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Her-Freedom-Team-Book-ebook/dp/B081Z7PX9T" target="_blank">Amazon&nbsp;US&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Mission-Her-Freedom-Team-Book-ebook/dp/B081Z7PX9T" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Festive Love&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Maggie Mundy</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>The Connor Clan</b>) is expected for&nbsp; release on 19 December.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-VPHtb-wbg/XeTzHe0ttXI/AAAAAAAAPio/yqEMhW-LFqkzdiOYzcynUBLxJBQRqwt-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/festivelove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-VPHtb-wbg/XeTzHe0ttXI/AAAAAAAAPio/yqEMhW-LFqkzdiOYzcynUBLxJBQRqwt-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/festivelove.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><b><i>Christmas in Australia. The Connor Clan of Portland Oregon look after their own. Their Australian cousins do the same.</i></b><br /><br />Jaxon Connor has nearly lost his farm in Tasmania and his father is sick in hospital. The last thing he needs is a nosey journalist poking around in his family’s past.<br /><br />The fact is he spent a wild night of passion with this journalist and she got under his skin is beside the point.<br /><br />Kathryn needs an article or she may lose her job. She needs to know more about Jax and his family.<br />Will she let her growing feelings for him get in the way of doing her job?<br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available at:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Festive-Love-Connor-Clan-Book-ebook/dp/B0811JNR9B" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Festive-Love-Connor-Clan-Book-ebook/dp/B0811JNR9B" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">How to Kiss A Bad Boy</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Amanda Ashby</span></b> (Book 1, <b>How to Kiss</b>) was released on 31 August.<br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567461966l/49683836._SX318_SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567461966l/49683836._SX318_SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>A girl with a plan. A guy with a past. And a summer that could change everything.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sixteen-year-old Frankie Hargreaves has her summer all figured out. Work at her aunt’s retro food truck, and have her first kiss with the cute guy from the surf shop. It’s foolproof. Until her aunt hires local bad boy, Jackson Lang to help out. Sure he’s cute. Okay, really cute. But Frankie knows what guys like him are like. All she needs to do is ignore him and stick to the plan. How hard can it be?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jackson’s always lived in the shadow of his father’s criminal past, and is used to the world judging him. Which is just fine. He’s happy to keep to himself and look out for his mom and kid sister. That way he can’t be disappointed. Problem is the longer he works with the gorgeous Frankie, the more he starts to think perhaps there’s a chance for him to have a different life.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jackson isn’t the only one falling hard, but after two dates things get complicated and Frankie soon discovers her first perfect kiss might just lead to her first painful heartbreak.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><b>Available from:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X9J558R">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07X9J558R">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>How to Kiss Your Enemy&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Amanda Ashby</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 1.5,<b> How to Kiss</b>)<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span>was released on 13 November.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6WpOWa1KlYE/XkUzBiZP_HI/AAAAAAAAPq0/iCGdHfjMAIYhp2OXPciRvf1XzZHvZx3iQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/howtokissyourenemy_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6WpOWa1KlYE/XkUzBiZP_HI/AAAAAAAAPq0/iCGdHfjMAIYhp2OXPciRvf1XzZHvZx3iQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/howtokissyourenemy_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><i>She doesn't know whether to kiss him or kill him...</i></b><br /><br />Worst summer ever. It’s bad enough that smart girl, Via Mackenzie has been stuck in the middle of nowhere on her family’s annual camping trip, but it gets worse when her nemesis, Hudson Trent turns up. Still, she’s managed to avoid him for two years, and it’s not about to change now.<br /><br />Hudson's having a bad week. Make that a bad year. Ditched by his warring parents and ignored by the girl he's been crushing on forever, he knows he only one he can rely on is himself. Which is a great plan, until Via literally falls from a tree and lands on him.<br /><br />His quick thinking might have saved her from serious injury, but he ends up with a twisted ankle and a girl who thinks she owes him something. Forced to spend time together, Hudson remembers how much fun they used to have before everything went wrong.<br />Via's also struggling to ignore the spark between them, but can she trust him not to hurt her again?&nbsp; Either way it’s going to be a summer they never forget.</div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available at:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081J9PHMW" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B081J9PHMW" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>How to Kiss Your Crush&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Amanda Ashby</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,<b>&nbsp;How to Kiss</b>)<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span>was released on 15 October.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569958619l/48336487._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569958619l/48336487._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It’s been nearly a year since Blaise moved to the country in the name of love, and Dusty opened her heart to a city boy. It hasn’t been smooth sailing for either of them. This is their first Christmas together, and it could make or break them.<br /><br />Has he proven his worth as a city boy to be able to survive living on the farm? Does he really need to prove himself, or is Dusty expecting too much?<br /><br />Blaise wants to move to the farm, but Dusty is hesitant. Can she really trust him? The irrational doubt has risen from nowhere, and she’s grappling to work through it. It doesn’t help that the farm is also her mom’s home and three can be a crowd.<br /><br />Can they work out their differences and make the final commitment to a future together?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z6PBC7S" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07Z6PBC7S" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Witch Born</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">LJ Swallow</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Ravenhold Supernatural Reform Academy</b>) is now expected for release in August 2020.&nbsp;</div><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GnFuTY9Fp1k/XZH37KkYYKI/AAAAAAAAPWs/tWqUejgU0tQISrNbTCLTW-XSeOxAMvmeACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/witchborn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GnFuTY9Fp1k/XZH37KkYYKI/AAAAAAAAPWs/tWqUejgU0tQISrNbTCLTW-XSeOxAMvmeACPcBGAYYCw/s400/witchborn.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>I'm a hybrid witch born with the forbidden ability to wield all schools of magic. My family successfully hid me for years, but last week I accidentally raised the dead and revealed my illegal gifts. Now I'm facing time at Ravenhold supernatural reform academy.</i></b><br /><br />Ravenhold detains dangerous juvenile offenders on a remote island until they're rehabilitated. All teens at the paranormal academy either possess forbidden powers from dark bloodlines or have used illegal magic. Ruthless hybrids walk amongst the shifters, witches, and vampires. They hold control over the academy, but they won't control me.<br /><br />I plan to keep my head down, attend the classes, and hope for an early release from this supernatural prison. Until I meet the infamous Dorian Blackwood, the vampire-witch hybrid born with unparalleled supernatural abilities. Few people dare confront the cruel and charming savage, but Dorian's powers won't work on me--and his charm definitely won't.<br /><br />Dorian may rule the academy's halls, but others challenge him. There's his main rival, Zeke, a shifter hybrid whose laidback manner hides a vicious streak. Ethan, the dragon shifter with elemental witch powers who's reserved but volatile. I'm the new hybrid at Ravenhold, and I intend to bring the ruthless Dorian to his knees.<br /><br />Ravenhold places the four of us onto a new rehabilitation program. The academy tells us the program is a fast-track to release, but I'm not so sure. Something sinister is happening, and I no longer believe the hybrids are the most dangerous thing inside Ravenhold.<br /><br />Will we be forced to unite to survive?<br /><br />Witch Born is the first book in the Ravenhold series from USA Today bestselling author LJ Swallow. The stories are set in a supernatural reform academy with deliciously dangerous guys, a badass heroine who won't bow to anyone. Ravenhold is a slow burn, enemies to lovers reverse harem romance.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:&nbsp;</b></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0821NMK4V">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0821NMK4V">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></b></div><b></b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Please note this is a different link to the previous pre-order link made available.&nbsp;</i></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div><br /><br /><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-8397081769800473302019-11-26T07:30:00.000+11:002020-02-13T22:35:28.554+11:00DarkSider News for November 2019 - Part 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Wait....there's more November news...</i></b></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW DARKSIDERS</span></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></b></span><br /><i>Please make welcome to the DarkSiders:</i><br /><br /><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Susannah Kade&nbsp;</span></b></span><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2BvoxHsnnPM/XdKnF9ZvyfI/AAAAAAAAPgA/FsLaEn4nm3IyEKWlW-3SFVTpB7HOhb7XwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/susannahkade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="613" height="145" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2BvoxHsnnPM/XdKnF9ZvyfI/AAAAAAAAPgA/FsLaEn4nm3IyEKWlW-3SFVTpB7HOhb7XwCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/susannahkade.jpg" width="200" /></a>Susannah lives in Adelaide, but spent her childhood in the English countryside chasing butterflies on sunny days and jumping in puddles when it rained. She loved nothing better than to spend time<br />daydreaming and making up magical stories.<br /><br />Her ideal day is a writing day, with essential breaks for dog and cat cuddles, and taking time for tea in the garden. (Disclaimer: if it's pouring with rain or blowing a howling gale, she might be wrapped in a soft fluffy blanket and huddled on the couch with a book. Okay, let's<br />be honest, she might occasionally pick up the TV remote.)<br /><br />She writes adventure romance set on Earth and other worlds, with a<br />sprinkling of magic in many of her stories.</div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br style="font-family: times;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"></div><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></b></span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Lauren Rose&nbsp;</b></span><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCu43wwMoTo/XdR8Ti9sVLI/AAAAAAAAPgM/Cgyz8e4XvMsIpGA-rOGWQibQWsxOZ5YVACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/LaurenRose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="721" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCu43wwMoTo/XdR8Ti9sVLI/AAAAAAAAPgM/Cgyz8e4XvMsIpGA-rOGWQibQWsxOZ5YVACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/LaurenRose.jpg" width="150" /></a>Lauren Rose is a paranormal fantasy romance writer from South Australia. She has a fantasy short story filled with romantic elements published in an anthology, and has many more stories underway that she hopes to share with the world soon. With a BA in English and creative writing, and an MA in editing and publishing under her belt, she has always had a connection with reading and writing, and is looking forward to a career where she can work with and help others who share the same passion.<br /><br />When she’s not reading or writing she’s binge watching TV shows, playing video games, or harassing her cats with her partner in crime. You can find out more about Lauren Rose and her current WIPs at laurenrosewriter.com<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Dane's Redemption&nbsp;</b></span>is a short story b<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">y&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Susannah Kade&nbsp;</b></span>in the anthology <b>Weird and Wonderful</b> released on 5 November.<br /><br /><br />Eighteen authors explore several lesser-known holidays. Featuring sweet country romance and sex in the big city, there's something for all romance readers. Polar bear plunges. Sexy neighbors. Even a cute shifter or two. This anthology has it all! Come celebrate<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DKNSinj58uY/XkUzmEkGUJI/AAAAAAAAPq8/njPRRvivAc87prcxsWUXffXQcAmImoNFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/wandw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DKNSinj58uY/XkUzmEkGUJI/AAAAAAAAPq8/njPRRvivAc87prcxsWUXffXQcAmImoNFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/wandw.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buy links available from <a href="https://books2read.com/weird" target="_blank">Books2Read</a></b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>A Siren's Song&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">is a short story by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Lauren Rose&nbsp;</b></span>in the anthology&nbsp;<b>Salty Tales</b>&nbsp;released in February.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550726702l/44060889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550726702l/44060889.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The sea has a way of speaking to your soul, of casting its captivating spell and drawing you to its sandy shores. Dive into this multi-genre collection of sea-themed stories to discover what secrets are kept beneath the waves. Sirens, mermaids, and beach-combing serial killers are just a few of the characters you will meet on your adventures beneath the surface of this anthology. Love, suspense, fantasy—there’s a salty tale here for everyone.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Salty-Tales-Olivia-London-ebook/dp/B07NK9CSYT" target="_blank">Amazon&nbsp;US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Salty-Tales-Olivia-London-ebook/dp/B07NK9CSYT" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Alien Redeemed</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Marie Dry</b><b style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 7, <b>Zyrgin Warriors</b>)<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</b></span>was released on 29 October.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1566880323l/47553050._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1566880323l/47553050._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;">On a harsh alien planet, in a faraway galaxy, Sarah, a gentle human woman, is determined to start a new life, far away from the hardship she endured on Earth and the pitying glances of her friends.<br /><br />Once on Zyrgin, Sarah finds that, instead of being the empress and helpmeet at the side of the Zyrgin leader, she is merely his breeder. She is trapped in a gilded cage, not allowed to go out and interact with the other women on the planet, until she's proven her loyalty to the empire by birthing Zaar’s child. After her traumatic experiences in the raider camps, and the resultant PTSD, Sarah doubts she could ever make love to her Zyrgin warrior.<br /><br />Zaar assures her he has a superior plan to cure her of her problem. But is he able to reach through all the barriers Sarah has erected against true intimacy?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b>Available from:</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W6913PW" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07W6913PW" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Kiss of Eon</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Anna Hackett</span></span></b>&nbsp; (Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Eon Warriors</b>)<b>&nbsp;</b>was released on 22 September.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-smJjSzyOMMY/XkUz94smvXI/AAAAAAAAPrE/gnRviXeo7509ljmVDeTWhqY0xUxWWK7ugCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/kisseon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-smJjSzyOMMY/XkUz94smvXI/AAAAAAAAPrE/gnRviXeo7509ljmVDeTWhqY0xUxWWK7ugCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/kisseon.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>When the vital alliance between Earth and the Eon Empire depends on her playing war games with an arrogant, infuriating Eon warrior, what could go wrong?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Terran Captain Allie Borden has her orders. Take her ship, the Divergent, and strengthen the alliance with the Eon by carrying out training exercises with the Eon warship, the Desteron. The only problem…one annoying warrior who gets on her nerves like nobody else. Forced to work with Second Commander Brack Thann-Felis, Allie finds her diplomacy skills stretched to the limit…and her body betraying her with a white-hot desire that’s getting hard to ignore.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Brack Thann-Felis is dedicated to his ship, his warriors, and his job. Watching his parents’ disastrous marriage has ensured that he will never mate or fall in love. Working with feisty, opinionated Allie tests his patience, but the more time he spends with the dedicated captain, the more he finds he can’t stay away from her.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As mysterious, dangerous sabotage events strike their ships, it becomes evident that someone wants their alliance to fail. They might have traitors among their crew and they both know it has to lead back to their enemy—the ravenous insectoid Kantos. Soon, Brack and Allie find themselves in a fight for their lives, with only each other to depend on, and a growing desire that will not be denied.</div><br /><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y8LZ59N" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07Y8LZ59N" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Seducing the Huntress&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Mel Teshco</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Nightmix</b>) was re-released on 25 November.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573635429l/48756107._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573635429l/48756107._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b><i>She wants to kill him. He wants to possess her body and give her ultimate pleasure.</i></b><br /><br />Isabella suffered an unimaginable loss at the teeth and claws of a vicious nightmix. She grew up wanting nothing more than to hunt and kill every last shape shifting black panther in the kingdom.<br />What she doesn’t expect is to go from hunter to hunted. Never expects to be captured by the nightmix monster, Reuben, and taken to his cabin, where he plays her body like a finely tuned instrument. Their erotic connection is explosive, but Reuben is the enemy.<br /><br />Or is he...?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z23HZJ5" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07Z23HZJ5" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1485350457" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seducing-the-huntress-mel-teshco/1118931877" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/seducing-the-huntress-2" target="_blank">Kobo</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Nightworld Academy: Term Three&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Nightworld Academy</b>) was released on 21 November in audio format.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNROGOwUJo0/XdsD8W4h3zI/AAAAAAAAPg8/DKsUZJVuYdYHizxcGksaa1KN92QeXM5nQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/term3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNROGOwUJo0/XdsD8W4h3zI/AAAAAAAAPg8/DKsUZJVuYdYHizxcGksaa1KN92QeXM5nQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/term3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Term Three is in session. Let the games begin.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I’m back at the Nightworld Academy and looking forward to a new term, but life isn't any easier. I’m still reeling from the events at the Winter Ball and Tobias’s revelation. Now, a new face on campus is about to throw everything into turmoil.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My relationship with the guys grows more complicated. I’m worried Ash is drifting away from me. I’m no closer to finding how to stop Jamie’s death, and my feelings for Andrei confuse us both. Amelia’s also behaving oddly, and I’m worried she’s planning something stupid. Is somebody trying to pull us apart?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Add in the rivalry of the academy games, and this term will test friendships.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A prank leads to a frightening and confusing vision unlike anything I’ve experienced, and I’m now certain the biggest danger to the academy is somebody or something already here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Amidst all the confusion, one thing is clear. I need to work on perfecting my new abilities and holding us together before the Dominion infiltrate the academy and my new world comes crashing down.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nightworld-Academy-Term-Three/dp/B081RKBN9S" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Nightworld-Academy-Term-Three-Audiobook/B081R6WGQL" target="_blank">Audible</a> |</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Sloth&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Lana Pecherczyk</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Deadly Seven</b>) was released on 26 November.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hDIyLuwQPZ8/XdsHdik8dJI/AAAAAAAAPhU/dOa-dtVoHkw380h1nhCPqn7Pf87fEiIiACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/sloth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hDIyLuwQPZ8/XdsHdik8dJI/AAAAAAAAPhU/dOa-dtVoHkw380h1nhCPqn7Pf87fEiIiACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/sloth.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>She’s a hacker, a legendary gamer, a badass vigilante… if she can get herself out of bed.&nbsp;</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nothing much appeals to Sloan Lazarus, except the burning hatred for the man who stole her heart and then ghosted her—right after she confessed her crime-fighting secret. When he turns up two years later, completely complacent and hot-as-sin, Sloan is determined to make his life a living hell. Then she discovers he is her lifemate... and her unstable powers kick in.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After being dishonorably discharged from the army, Maximillian Johnson has come to the sin-soaked Cardinal City to make a difference. A dark secret drives his motivation, and coloring outside the lines of law enforcement with the Deadly Seven is just what he needs. It doesn’t hurt that he gets to work with the beautiful woman who still holds a long denied place in his heart.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Problem is, the fanatical Syndicate are closing in, and just when the Deadly Seven think they’re making headway, they take two steps back. Sloan must learn to make peace with the brooding security specialist, or suffer the consequences of being imbalanced. If she can’t learn to trust again, and control her devastating new powers, life will be worse than a living hell… it will be deadly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Paranormal Romance meets The Avengers in this epic series where the heroes must find a lifemate, or become the deadly sin they're destined to destroy. Full of steamy romance, humor, thrilling action, family dynamics, band of warriors, alpha heroes and strong heroines. If you like your superhero shows, but want more romance from your Lois and Clarke, then you’ll fall head over heels the Deadly Seven. Binge this series in Kindle Unlimited.</div><br /><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sloth-Fated-Superhero-Romance-Deadly-ebook/dp/B081MZ7NTP" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Sloth-Fated-Superhero-Romance-Deadly-ebook/dp/B081MZ7NTP" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Envy&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Lana Pecherczyk</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Deadly Seven</b>) is now available in print.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551234573l/44149344._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551234573l/44149344._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Crime rages in Cardinal City. The fanatical Syndicate's answer is to be judge, jury and executioner, even if that means destroying half the world to eradicate sin. The only thing standing in their way is a family of fearless vigilantes known as the Deadly Seven.</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Evan Lazarus, the youngest and most inexperienced of the group, blames himself for the mass tragedy that tore his heroic family apart. As they self destruct, he travels a dark path towards vengeance and redemption, slowly falling prey to the sin he was created to fight. Envy eats at his heart. Finding balance in a partner who embodies his sin's opposing virtue could be his only hope. The last thing he expects to find is his soulmate.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Doctor Grace Go almost died in the blast that killed her parents and now seeks justice for the survivors. When her investigation crosses paths with a fiercely protective but damaged hero, she is intrigued. The more she sees him, the more he ignites a desire she thought long gone, and the easier it is to stay ignorant to the secret that could ruin her opinion of him forever.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When a figure from Evan's past emerges, in league with the Syndicate, their evil scheme threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. Pushed to the limits, he will have to pull his family from the brink of oblivion and become the hero the city needs... or will envy drive him to destroy Grace and his only chance at love and redemption forever?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Paranormal Romance meets The Avengers in this epic series where the heroes are as deadly as the sins they were created to fight. Full of sizzling romance, fated mates, band of warriors, alpha heroes and strong heroines. If you like your superhero shows, but want more romance, then you'll fall head over heels the Deadly Seven.</div><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Envy-Superhero-Romance-Lana-Pecherczyk/dp/0648593916" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Envy-Superhero-Romance-Lana-Pecherczyk/dp/0648593916" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Envy-Lana-Pecherczyk/9780648593911" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> |</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Greed&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Lana Pecherczyk</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Deadly Seven</b>) is now available in print.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nqpv-FMnHxA/XkU0Q0BnZSI/AAAAAAAAPrM/v6PCpE4-njYjdXs8chzEBrIqkDTUsUIGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/greed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nqpv-FMnHxA/XkU0Q0BnZSI/AAAAAAAAPrM/v6PCpE4-njYjdXs8chzEBrIqkDTUsUIGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/greed.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Griffin Lazarus’ restraint is notorious within his superhero family. His mastery over the sin of Greed is second to none. What they don’t know, is a shameful secret drives his discipline and one slip could mean fatal consequences for anyone close to him. When he’s forced to work with a beautiful, feisty reporter poking around his personal life, his control swiftly unravels. Everything about her throws his beliefs into chaos. She’s arousing, loud and infuriating, and craving her could be his undoing—or his redemption.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lilo Likeke, an altruistic reporter for the Cardinal Copy, is hunting the story of a lifetime. Who are the Deadly Seven? If she can nail her unicorn story, she’ll finally prove her apple falls far from her corrupt family tree. When her mobster father is kidnapped, and she’s drawn into his web of chaos, she soon learns you can’t outrun your past, but you can choose your family. Trusting the man behind the mask might kill her story, but it also might save her heart.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With the Syndicate breathing down their necks, none of it could matter if they don’t live to see another day, and Griffin has no intention of losing the woman he covets, even if that means embracing bedlam…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you like your superhero movies and TV shows, and your paranormal romance band of warriors and fated mate books, then you'll fall head over heels with the tortured heroes and sassy heroines of The Deadly Seven.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Greed-Superhero-Romance-Deadly-Seven/dp/0648593924" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Greed-Superhero-Romance-Deadly-Seven/dp/0648593924" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Greed-Lana-Pecherczyk/9780648593928" target="_blank">Book Depository</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Wrath&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Lana Pecherczyk</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Deadly Seven</b>) is now available in print.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1CdzgL4jxmM/XkU0b7E7NWI/AAAAAAAAPrQ/f7mUvvAi8EQ3ZmZhcOkbfiiIaSoXrIwrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/wrath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1CdzgL4jxmM/XkU0b7E7NWI/AAAAAAAAPrQ/f7mUvvAi8EQ3ZmZhcOkbfiiIaSoXrIwrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/wrath.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Betrayed. Alone. Angry.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wyatt Lazarus's ex-fiancée betrayed him in the vilest of ways, and he failed to see it coming. Now alone and ashamed, the unquenchable influence of his sin fuels his anger. Instead of redeeming sinners—he ends them. Wrath becomes his identity until a brutal mistake throws him into the path of a cheeky yoga instructor in need of a savior.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Misha Minski believes in karma, but after years of suffering blackmail from an old mafia acquaintance, it’s hard to stay strong. Soon her number is up. Rather than spend her last days wallowing in self pity, she’s determined to enjoy one last night of pleasure with her new mysterious protector, but instead, finds something much more—a future.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But when the evil Syndicate join forces with Misha’s psychopathic blackmailer, Wyatt must push through his bitterness and reunite with his heroic family, or the woman who gave him back his voice will be lost to him forever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wrath-Superhero-Action-Romance-Deadly-Seven/dp/0648593940" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Wrath-Superhero-Action-Romance-Deadly-Seven/dp/0648593940" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Wrath-Lana-Pecherczyk/9780648593942" target="_blank">Book Depository</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><br /><br /><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Undetected&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Anna Hacket</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 7,&nbsp;<b>Treasure Hunter Security</b>) was released on 21 October in audio format.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4uHkFPXtQ6I/Xdr0jQZXQiI/AAAAAAAAPgw/r-IR00ZseJYCqkBkTZEefsBTwvBgX8QRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/unidentified.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="342" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4uHkFPXtQ6I/Xdr0jQZXQiI/AAAAAAAAPgw/r-IR00ZseJYCqkBkTZEefsBTwvBgX8QRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/unidentified.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b><i>Finding undiscovered treasures is always daring, dangerous, and deadly. Unidentified contains two action-packed novellas starring sexy archaeologists, feisty treasure hunters, and tough former Navy SEALs on the hunt for two priceless Incan emeralds.</i></b><br /><br /><br /><b>The Emerald Tear:</b> Ambitious Archaeologist Oliver Ward leads a dig in the wild jungles of Ecuador and collides with feisty, independent treasure hunter Persephone.<br /><br />Oliver Ward loves getting his boots dirty on fascinating digs, and investigating strange ruins in Ecuador is no exception. When bandits threaten his team, a small, tough treasure hunter bursts into his world to save the day. He finds himself captivated by the bright, vibrant woman and sucked into a wild and dangerous treasure hunt for a lost Incan emerald.<br /><br />Daughter of a con artist, Persephone Blake trusts no one and has a plan - find and sell artifacts until she can retire on a white-sand beach. But her plans are derailed when a handsome, smart, and stubborn archaeologist pushes his way onto her hunt. She finds herself irresistibly tempted by Oliver, and as they trek deeper into the jungle, danger follows. And Persephone isn't sure what is in more danger - her body or her heart.<br /><br /><br /><b>The Emerald Butterfly</b>: Former Navy SEAL Diego Torres finds himself helping the one woman who drives him crazy - the DEA agent who boarded his ship and handcuffed him.<br /><br />Injured and tortured on a mission, Diego Torres was ready to leave the SEALs and loves being captain of his salvage ship, the Storm Nymph. As he begins his vacation, he planned for solitude, late mornings, and drinking beers while watching the Florida sunsets, what he didn't plan for was the gorgeous DEA agent who boarded his ship several months before. And he really didn't plan for an underwater expedition in search of a shipwreck and a priceless Incan emerald.<br /><br />Sloan McBride's grandfather dreamed of finding the Emerald Butterfly his entire life. Now he's dying and she vows to find it for him...even if she has to work with the hard-bodied ex-SEAL she got off to a very wrong start with. But as Sloan and Diego work side by side, dogged by dangerous black-market thieves Silk Road, they uncover a scorching hot passion. They will do anything to protect each other, including calling in their friends from treasure hunter security, and they'll risk everything to beat Silk Road to the emerald.</div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available at:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unidentified-Treasure-Hunter-Security-Book/dp/B07Z774P18" target="_blank">Amazon</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Unidentified-Audiobook/B07Z753ZN" target="_blank">Audible</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/unidentified-treasure-hunter-security-book-7-unabridged/id1484540555?mt=11" target="_blank">iTunes</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Undetected&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Anna Hacket</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 8,&nbsp;<b>Treasure Hunter Security</b>) was released on 1 November in audio format.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OgP53GWRdvM/Xdryd8mPW3I/AAAAAAAAPgk/ipNjhW3kDrgd0jCkmks_izCbxd-0zgvdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/undetected.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="342" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OgP53GWRdvM/Xdryd8mPW3I/AAAAAAAAPgk/ipNjhW3kDrgd0jCkmks_izCbxd-0zgvdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/undetected.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b><i>Darcy Ward has sold her soul to the devil. Okay, not quite the devil, but she did agree to work with Agent Arrogant and Annoying - aka Special Agent Alastair Burke of the FBI's Art Crime Team to lay a trap for infamous black-market antiquities ring, Silk Road.</i></b><br /><br />Darcy loves shoes, computers, caffeine, and working at her family business, Treasure Hunter Security. The only thing missing is her dream of a once-in-a-lifetime love, like her parents share, and a man who'll put her first. She's not so crazy about Silk Road trying to kill her family and friends, nor is she fond of an order-giving FBI agent and his distracting cologne. Using a trio of cursed diamonds as bait, she's working hard to set a trap for Silk Road in the Dashwood Museum, but as the black-market thieves escalate their attempts to stop Darcy, she finds herself swept into Alastair's strong, protective arms.<br /><br />Alastair Burke is driven by vengeance. He's dedicated his life to taking down Silk Road and its mysterious leader, the Collector, and now he finally has his chance. He can't allow anything to distract him - especially not a sassy, smart woman who tests every bit of his control. But as the opening gala of the cursed diamonds exhibit approaches, the thieves target him and Darcy with a series of deadly attacks...and Alastair realizes he'll do anything to keep her safe.<br /><br />With the FBI and the former SEALs of Treasure Hunter Security at their backs, Darcy and Alastair are caught up in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, and their fierce attraction. But with lives on the line, Alastair will find himself caught between his desire for revenge and keeping the woman he's falling for alive.</div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available at:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Undetected-Treasure-Hunter-Security-Book/dp/B07ZQVR4F8" target="_blank">Amazon</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Undetected-Audiobook/B07ZQTL8DD" target="_blank">Audible</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/undetected-treasure-hunter-security-book-8-unabridged/id1485931992" target="_blank">iTunes</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A Dusty Christmas</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b>&nbsp;was released on 22 October.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1568610622l/48165029._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1568610622l/48165029._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It’s been nearly a year since Blaise moved to the country in the name of love, and Dusty opened her heart to a city boy. It hasn’t been smooth sailing for either of them. This is their first Christmas together, and it could make or break them.<br /><br />Has he proven his worth as a city boy to be able to survive living on the farm? Does he really need to prove himself, or is Dusty expecting too much?<br /><br />Blaise wants to move to the farm, but Dusty is hesitant. Can she really trust him? The irrational doubt has risen from nowhere, and she’s grappling to work through it. It doesn’t help that the farm is also her mom’s home and three can be a crowd.<br /><br />Can they work out their differences and make the final commitment to a future together?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XXS31FW?tag=" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07XXS31FW?tag=" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Losing Bash</b></span>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Khloe Wren&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 9, Charon MC) was released 22 September.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564077500l/47193709._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564077500l/47193709._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><br />Life has never been easy for Jake “Bash” Alfonsi, but he’s always found a way to survive. Even when his father gave into his PTSD demons and took his own life just days before he turned twenty-one, he got through it. He even managed to go on and find a few slices of happiness in his life. But this latest hand life dealt him is his hardest challenge yet. Will Bash be able to rise once again, or will he get lost in his pain forever?<br /><br />*** Losing Bash is book 9 in the Charon MC series, but can be read as a stand alone ***</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VG37TWX" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07VG37TWX" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Finding Needles</b></span>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Khloe Wren&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 10, Charon MC) was released 22 October.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1HAz_GmzpYo/XdsRqtuv_II/AAAAAAAAPiQ/3_PLcb5FgYQK5AdaSm_kPcQOsbXln_H6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/findingneedles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1HAz_GmzpYo/XdsRqtuv_II/AAAAAAAAPiQ/3_PLcb5FgYQK5AdaSm_kPcQOsbXln_H6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/findingneedles.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>In order to find a future, they’ll need to put their past behind them.</i></b><br /><br />When Ryan “Needles” Perry left his hometown in Texas as a teenager, he’d had zero intentions of ever returning. But then he never would have guessed that after his father died, his mother would fall for a load of garbage that lands her in one hell of a mess that he needs to come home to clean up.<br />Elizabeth “Bess” Brooks was Ryan’s closest friend growing up and when she finds out his mom is in trouble, she reaches out to tell him. She wants to see his mother safe and will do whatever she can to help, but she vows that it won’t include falling for his rough biker charms.<br />Life hasn’t been kind to either of them in the nineteen years since they’ve seen each other and now they both have secrets that could tear them apart for good, or bond them together forever. But will they survive to find out?<br /><br />*** Finding Needles is book 10 in the Charon MC series, but can be read as a stand alone ***</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X3LP686" target="_blank">Amazon US&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07X3LP686" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;" /></div></div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">FREE BOOKS</span></div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div><br /><div style="orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Lusting the Enemy</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Mel Teshco</span></b> (Book 1, <b>Nightmix</b>) is <b>currently FREE...</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1514792492l/17181843._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1514792492l/17181843._SY475_.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="250" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Akeisha is on a mission to be chosen as part of a harem for the desert king, Judas. She’ll use her body to entice and beguile, do anything it takes to save the near-extinct larakytes, her shape shifting silver panther tribe, from Judas’ human subjects, who are trying to eradicate them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She never expects to succumb to the wild ecstasy in his arms, a pleasure that threatens to expose her inner cat even as it transcends anything she’s ever felt from one of her own kind.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Falling in love with a human enemy was never part of the plan, but maybe there’s more to Judas than meets the eye.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078R2M6WF" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B078R2M6WF" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1330504029" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lusting-the-enemy-mel-teshco/1114052138?ean=2940155386537" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/lusting-the-enemy-1" target="_blank">Kobo</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Kadin</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Mel Teshco</span></b> (Book 1, <b>Dragons of Riddich</b>) is <b>currently FREE...</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483581194l/33796024._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483581194l/33796024._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><i>The dragons will search the universe for their one true mate...</i></b><br /><br />Grace has a special ability. 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font-size: large;"><b>Donna Maree Hanson</b></span> (<b>Tales from Argenterra</b>) is currently FREE...</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556832841l/45441259._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556832841l/45441259._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><i>A choice between life or death...</i></b><br /><b><br /></b>Kushlan Silvertongue has been commissioned to write the Tales of the First Comers, Tales of Argenterra.<br /><br />This novella is the story of Vorn and the First Comers and their journey from violence and death to the beautiful magical land of Argenterra, the Silverland.<br /><br />Mighty warrior, Vorn, leads the survivors to a new land and sets in motion a civilisation that lasts for over one thousand years.<br /><br />Discover the origins of the given magic and how the first comers made the oaths that secured that magic forever.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RC5J3ZB" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07RC5J3ZB" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1462516642" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vorn-and-the-first-comers-donna-maree-hanson/1131433323" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/vorn-and-the-first-comers" target="_blank">Kobo</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Donna_Maree_Hanson_Vorn_and_the_First_Comers?id=B_eVDwAAQBAJ&amp;h" target="_blank">Google Play</a> |</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>COVER REVEAL</b></span><br /><div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; 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font-size: large;"><b>Soulhunter Academy&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Soulhunter Academy</b>)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-834vQAKsVcs/XdsF-vJ-72I/AAAAAAAAPhI/VTRCARLQuk8LgTegshpeqwBVKilv8RJ-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/soulhunter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-834vQAKsVcs/XdsF-vJ-72I/AAAAAAAAPhI/VTRCARLQuk8LgTegshpeqwBVKilv8RJ-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/soulhunter.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Keir. Nephilim. The impossible target. The guy whose soul is the key to my freedom. Is my training at the soulhunter academy enough for me to take him on and win?<br /><br />I'm a half-angel trapped in a bleak world controlled by the ruling high angels, and I have one means of escape: sign my life over to their academy and become a soulhunter. If I survive the training, my mission is to enter the human world and retrieve souls trapped in demons. Once I collect enough souls, I’m free.<br /><br />But nobody told me the whole truth about what soulhunter life entails—or why so many fail.<br /><br />*Soulhunter Academy is the first book in the series. This is a partial rewrite and re-release of the first part of the original Soul Ties series which was unpublished in 2017. The new books will continue and complete the series</div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Inking Eagle</b></span>&nbsp; by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Khloe Wren&nbsp;</b></span>has a new cover and the whole series is now available on Kindle Unlimited for a short time.</div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"></div><div style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_nmBC3NQ3wU/XdsQEbXpKfI/AAAAAAAAPiE/IpQifUoLZTYxnNSSKSOMmyLGirYAAdJTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/51b596bQ6qL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_nmBC3NQ3wU/XdsQEbXpKfI/AAAAAAAAPiE/IpQifUoLZTYxnNSSKSOMmyLGirYAAdJTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/51b596bQ6qL.jpg" width="266" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"></div><div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><br /><b><br />Book 1<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XK81TJR">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B06XK81TJR">Amazon Aus</a> |<br /><br />Series link<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077LK7XW3?ref_=dbs_r_series&amp;storeType=ebooks">Amazon US </a></b><br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;; font-size: x-large;"><b>EVENTS</b></span></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b>,<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;Imogene Nix&nbsp;</span></b>and<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;Lilliana Rose</span></b> will be at <b>Ballrooms and Books Event </b>to be held in Sydney on 1 February 2020.</div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aIM0b9ih-W0/XdsL-2rgO7I/AAAAAAAAPhg/UwjwEnXCkQg6nh6LvTACw0jbcLRTPtyuACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/babe.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aIM0b9ih-W0/XdsL-2rgO7I/AAAAAAAAPhg/UwjwEnXCkQg6nh6LvTACw0jbcLRTPtyuACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/babe.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can get tickets from <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/babe-2020-ballgowns-and-books-event-tickets-59037665246">Eventbrite</a>. They also have a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ballgownsandbooksevent/">Facebook page</a>.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b>,<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;Imogene Nix</span></b>,<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;S.E. Gilchrist&nbsp;</span></b>and<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;Khloe Wren </span></b>will be at <a href="https://newcastlebookboyfriendsigning.weebly.com/"><b>Newcastle Book Boyfriend Author Signing</b></a> to be held in Newcastle on 26 September 2020.</b></div><b></b><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OGkDmNSdo7g/XdsNe0eap5I/AAAAAAAAPhs/cgo-sv6ORjgf67AsrqAKvdR7jXzR5EZ1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Newcastle.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="1024" height="250" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OGkDmNSdo7g/XdsNe0eap5I/AAAAAAAAPhs/cgo-sv6ORjgf67AsrqAKvdR7jXzR5EZ1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Newcastle.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b>,<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;Imogene Nix&nbsp;</span></b>and<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">&nbsp;Khloe Wren </span></b>will be at<b> <a href="https://www.booksinsightmelbourne.com/">Books In-Sight Author Signing</a> </b>to be held in Melbourne on 1 August 2020<span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;">.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oqgBJcM8wgI/XdsOyuL1ASI/AAAAAAAAPh4/1e15K3LyWZIrkT085JMunT2OuXaxVlK3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/booksinsight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="960" height="310" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oqgBJcM8wgI/XdsOyuL1ASI/AAAAAAAAPh4/1e15K3LyWZIrkT085JMunT2OuXaxVlK3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/booksinsight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-29948759156107875682019-11-23T06:00:00.000+11:002019-11-23T06:00:19.125+11:00Darklight On ... Marie Dry<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Today's Darklight On is ... </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Marie Dry</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OeV9EkFMSi4/XdS5HSyBSHI/AAAAAAAAAco/pL-R5juo_IchdYd6KX91bF0HmpmhteP2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/my%2Bpicture%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="125" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OeV9EkFMSi4/XdS5HSyBSHI/AAAAAAAAAco/pL-R5juo_IchdYd6KX91bF0HmpmhteP2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/my%2Bpicture%2B1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Thank you for having me on Darklight On.<div><br /></div><div>I thought I’d talk a little about my writing process, or lack of a process. I’m a pantser, I don’t think my brain is wired to write any other way. For those that don’t know the term, a pantser is a writer that doesn’t plot, but just write by the seat of their pants. Add to that, I write out of sequence and you get a rather interesting writing process. That said, before I start writing I have to sit down and work out the characters and I spend a lot of time on that. I need to know the characters and how they will act in certain situations. What makes them happy and sad or so mad they can commit murder.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Every time I start writing I have a clear idea of where I’m going with the story and each and every time the characters have different ideas. They end up with different issues and journeys than I had in my head. I thought to just go with the flow and not do any character development, but then the characters remain quiet. It’s as if they get this sadistic pleasure out of making me do all that work and then ignoring me and going their merry way. Their other favourite trick is to beat the back of my eyeballs until I see things their way. No, it’s not my writer’s imagination, they really do that!</div><div><br /></div><div>Writing <i><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Alien Redeemed</span></b></i> was no different. Though for some reason this book took me much longer than any other book to write. I’ve mentioned in several interviews that I even drafted a facebook post in my mind, trying to find the words to tell everyone waiting for this book, that the <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Zyrgin Warriors</span></b> won’t have a last book and the series would just end somewhere in the middle. Thank goodness I didn’t have to do that.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>I met up with a friend from yoga, Chantall and I chatted to her about my characters. She is a psychologist and I loved her insights. Suddenly I could see past what happened to Sarah in the raider camps, to the person she was becoming through sheer determination. She and Zaar struck sparks off each other and I typed Zaar’s superior plan to win his human, a little bemused and amused at what I was typing. But the characters were at the wheel. Thank goodness they were, because going on the reviews and feedback from my readers, they knew the best way to tell their story.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAZ6KSEgRqc/XdS5MjMeREI/AAAAAAAAAcs/gBcwgTU8XtkYh8lGL01gmKCO6JF_Q70AgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/alien%2Bredeemed%2Bhigh%2Bres%2B1mb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAZ6KSEgRqc/XdS5MjMeREI/AAAAAAAAAcs/gBcwgTU8XtkYh8lGL01gmKCO6JF_Q70AgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/alien%2Bredeemed%2Bhigh%2Bres%2B1mb.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i>ALIEN REDEEMED</i></b></span><br /><br />On a harsh alien planet, in a faraway galaxy, Sarah, a gentle human woman, is determined to start a new life, far away from the hardship she endured on Earth and the pitying glances of her friends.<br /><br />Once on Zyrgin, Sarah finds that, instead of being the empress and helpmeet at the side of the Zyrgin leader, she is merely his breeder. She is trapped in a gilded cage, not allowed to go out and interact with the other women on the planet, until she's proven her loyalty to the empire by birthing Zaar’s child. After her traumatic experiences in the raider camps, and the resultant PTSD, Sarah doubts she could ever make love to her Zyrgin warrior.<br /><br />Zaar assures her he has a superior plan to cure her of her problem. But is he able to reach through all the barriers Sarah&nbsp;has erected against true intimacy? <b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Read on for Chapter One</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">, ruler of all the known galaxies and soon to be ruler of the unknown galaxies, didn’t want another breeder. Didn’t need another fragile female to betray him and call him barbarian, and then kill herself.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Shortly after&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;breeder ended herself, the Wise One, the religious leader of the&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zyrgin</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;Empire, found the scrolls—</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;still thought the timing rather suspicious—that predicted that a small, golden woman, with the birthmark of swords, would redeem his&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">honor</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">.&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;had ignored it. He didn’t believe in prophecies and didn’t consider his&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">honor</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;lost.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Unfortunately&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zurian’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;breeder had shown him a likeness of her friend that had been sold into slavery. The woman had the mark of the swords, and word had spread like wildfire through the ranks. When&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zacar’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;warriors had rescued the human female, Sarah, with the mark of two swords crossing on her skin, he knew he’d have to take the puny, golden-haired human, with the mark of the prophecy, as his breeder. He might be the most powerful person in the known galaxies, but in this he had no choice. Would she hate living on&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zyrgin</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">, like his first breeder did?</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Many times after her rescue from the raider camps, he’d come to her room camouflaged, to observe her. To try and find something about her he could use to refuse taking her. Instead she fascinated him with the odd things she did.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">He stood against the wall of her room, invisible to her eyes, and observed her hiding food, putting pieces of cloth on the floor, and then she’d sit staring at it for hours. Only to pack it back into a basket. The odd things she did fascinated him. He wanted to touch her golden hair, wondered if her pearl-</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">colored</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;skin would be as soft as it looked. Wondered where her head would fit against him when she stood in front of him. That first time in come into her room, she’d sat trembling in the corner, softly moaning, her eyes staring unblinking&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">in front of her, as if she saw images only she could see. But every time he returned, she’d been different, stronger.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He’d left her and had killed as many raiders as he could find. He’d also taken a personal interest in the men in his dungeon. He might not have wanted another breeder, but he would avenge her.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Months had passed since that first time. He couldn’t stay away—kept coming back to observe her unseen.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;materialized, camouflaged, inside the room where his breeder sat on the floor, wearing what the humans called jeans. It wasn’t proper, the way it looked on her, but he enjoyed seeing the way it stretched over her hips. Sitting on the floor, she was trying, without much success, in his opinion, to unravel what looked like balls of peasant silk. She never sat on a chair if she could sit on the floor. It was a habit he didn’t think a delicate human female would have.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She muttered something he couldn’t make out, even with his superior hearing, and yanked on a string entangled with several others.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;looked her over critically. No doubt he had the most beautiful breeder in the empire, but everything about her was alarmingly fragile. A&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zyrgin</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;like him needed a woman that was strong mentally and physically. He’d experienced&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">firsthand</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;the results of taking a weak woman as breeder.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Female footsteps came from outside and he stared at Sarah who didn’t react. The bad hearing of the humans never ceased to amaze him. How did they function without hearing and with their bad eyesight? A bell rang and his breeder jumped up and went toward the door that opened to allow&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zurian’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;breeder to walk in.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Julia touched Sarah’s shoulder briefly and then stepped back. “How are you doing, Sarah? How’d the visit with Hester go?” She asked that every time, and&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;couldn’t see the&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">reason for the repetition. Hester was the therapist they’d found to talk to the women about what happened in the camps.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I almost punched her in the face yesterday.” Sarah threw a punch in the air; her stance was wrong and the way she punched wasn’t effective at all.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Julia laughed. “Obviously our training sessions are working. But please don’t beat up our therapist. You have no idea how difficult it was to get someone with those qualifications.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;had conquered many planets, but Earth was the first planet they found where the intelligent life forms, the humans, were close to making themselves extinct. He would&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">honor</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zacar’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;promise not to do conquest on the humans, but they needed managing. The scarcity of trained doctors and these therapists showed how they’d mismanaged their planet.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah lowered her fists and shrugged. “Okay, she can live, but if she tells me one more time about healing tears, I’m punching her.” She made another odd jab with her small fist.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Julia laughed. “Honestly, if you can actually manage to land a punch, I’d volunteer to go out and find a replacement for Hester. You have no idea how impossible a task it is.” She rummaged in the large, bright red bag she’d brought with her and took out a pair of pink and another pair of gold shoes. She held it up. “Ta-</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">daa</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah frowned and looked from Julia to the shoes. “Why did you bring heels?”&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We are going to do the exercises in these heels. The first one to lose her balance gets to make the coffee and cake.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;cocked his head, tried to make sense of what Julia said. He debated putting a stop to this plan; Sarah could break an ankle. But he wanted to reveal himself to her when she was alone. Not with&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zurian’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;mouthy breeder around. And he was curious to see what they’d do.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Sarah smiled and grabbed the pink shoes from Julia. She sat down in a chair and pulled off the sensible shoes he approved of and put on the pink high-heeled shoes. She stood and&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;decided to obtain more of them for her. In&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;opinion, Sarah should have the gold pair; her hair was shinier and would fit better with the shoes.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">They played the program, and&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;stood watching as his breeder kicked and jumped as the fat human in the exercise program instructed. It was no surprise when Sarah lost her balance and ended up on the floor. She threw back her head and laughed as Julia tumbled down next to her. Her human laugh sounded odd to him, but he couldn’t stop watching the way her blue eyes sparkled when she laughed.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah walked barefoot to the synthesizer and ordered coffee and a cake that looked revolting. “How is Mirabelle?” she asked as she handed Julia a plate and cup and then sat down on the floor next to her.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;stared down at the two human women. He’d thought they would sit at the table, demand someone serve them. Normally, if he came to observe her and she had the other women with her,&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;would leave. He should rethink that strategy. He’d learned a lot today. She was beautiful even when she did her ugly human laughter, and she was terrible at self-defence. He’d trained many warriors, and no amount of training would turn his breeder into a fighter. It was a good thing a warrior owned her.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“What do you want, Sarah?” Julia asked in an abrupt manner.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah’s shoulders stiffened and she frowned down at her cake. “What do you mean?” She pressed the fork into the cake, until it looked like mud.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Julia set down her plate on the floor and looked Sarah in the eye. “You’ve been holed up here for months, almost a year now.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“You want me to go?” His breeder sounded tragic, as if she wanted to make human tears.&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;took a silent step forward. He couldn’t harm another&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zyrgin’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;breeder, but he could deliver her to her warrior with instructions to keep her in their dwelling.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Julia shook her head so vigorously, the hair&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zurian</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;always bragged about—that was not nearly as shiny and gold as Sarah’s—swung about her face. “No, Sarah, never. I want you to stay with us forever.” She took Sarah’s hands in hers. “You can’t continue like this. You need a purpose, something to live for. Something that makes you so happy you laugh from deep inside your belly.” She gestured at the peasant silk. “You pretend to be interested in making clothes, but I know what you look like when you’re excited about something. If it’s not your passion anymore, find something, anything that gives you a reason to get up every morning.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;didn’t appreciate her meddling. Sarah had a purpose as the breeder to the&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Parenadorz</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;of all the known galaxies. That was purpose enough for her.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah’s face was unmoving, but she still pushed the cake around with her fork and that more than anything told him how upset she was over Julia’s question. He’d seen her eat warrior-sized meals and she always looked as if she could pack away more. Sarah shrugged. “All I ever wanted was to be loved, to have children, and work on my business like me and Charles had planned.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Charles might come b—”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“He doesn’t want me anymore,” Sarah interrupted, her voice harsh with emotion.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Why are you so sure of that?”&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah shrugged. “It doesn’t matter anyway. All I want now is to be safe, not to be sold by people I trust.” She put the plate down on the floor and then shuddered. “I want to belong somewhere, Julia.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“You belong with us,” Julia said.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Not really. You are my friends, the best friends I could ever ask for. But I want what you and Natalie have. You belong with your warriors and the children. I can never have that.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Of course you can.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Sarah looked up at Julia and her lips twisted in a way&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;didn’t like. “You know what happened to me? If Charles who loved me couldn’t accept me after what happened, why would any other man?&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“You don’t know—”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I know him. Even if there’s a man out there who could accept that, I don’t think I can have a normal relationship.” She clenched her fist. “But I want to, I don’t want those b… b… beasts to win.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Julia took his breeder’s hands and held it. “You know, you won’t be struck dead if you call those assholes bastards. That’s what they are.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;could think of much more descriptive words to call them.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah shook her head. “It’s too ingrained in me, I suppose. No matter how hard I try, the words just won’t come out.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I wouldn’t mind being as ladylike as you,” Julia said. They both sat silent, eating their cake, and then Julia suddenly said, “Promise me something?”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah looked wary. “What?”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“If a chance for adventure and change presented itself, no matter how outrageous it seems, grab it with both hands and go for the ride.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Sarah put down her plate again, and stared at&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zurian’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;breeder. “Do you know something, Julia?”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“Of course not.” Julia got up and got busy putting the high heels into her bag. If she warned Sarah about the fact that she would be&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar’s</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;breeder, he would pay&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zurian</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;a visit. “Just don’t let fear hold you back.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“All right.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Julia jumped up. “I have to go. Mirabelle is with Natalie and I promised not to be too long.” She hugged Sarah and ran out the door. She came back almost immediately. “I almost forgot, here’s the canned food you wanted.” She shuddered. “How you can eat that when you can synthesize meals, I don’t know.” With that she ran out again.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“She’s hiding something from me,” Sarah mumbled. She went to the bed and put one tin of the human food under her bed, the other she hid among the peasant silk. Making lines on her forehead, she took up the fighting stance again.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Stuff off, Destiny,” she said. Who was this Destiny? He didn’t approve such a person for contact with his breeder. She reached up and behind her and tightened the band that held her hair together at the back of her head. He’d noticed she did that before she tackled any hard tasks. She adjusted her stance again and still didn’t get it right. “Start Program,” she said. The image of the instructor, that had to be the worst he’d ever seen in his lifetime, appeared again.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“If you can’t spin and kick yet, turn as fast as you can</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">,</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;and kick hard</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">,</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">and&nbsp;</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">with meaning,”&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">the instructor on the TC program said. Zyrgins never gave conquered planets their technology. They improved existing technologies if it was necessary for the smooth running of the planet. The TC that allowed the humans to watch programs and badly reported news, was the most primitive of all the technologies they’d encountered. That went for the instructor of this so-called exercise program, as well. Why did she want to learn anything from this human male that had no muscles and no fighting skills?&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Breathing hard, Sarah paused the program and adjusted her stance again. “Julia’s right, I need more exercise,” she mumbled and played the clip again. Sarah turned and kicked. “Take&nbsp;</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">that</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">,</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;Destiny,” she screamed at the same time the solid thwack sounded as her&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">foot connected.&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;didn’t know which of them was more surprised when her heel hit his groin.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">His breeder jumped around on one leg. “Ouch, ouch, ouch.” She stumbled back from him. “What the h… What happened?”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;made himself visible.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">She looked up at him and whimpered and scrambled away. “Where did you come from?” Then that&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zyrgin</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">-like spirit he’d observed in her several times, stopped her in her tracks. She lifted her head and stood her ground, her gaze flicking from his jacket to his face.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“Who is Destiny?” he asked.</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">His breeder will not have relations with a human male.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She made lines on her forehead again and then touched her hair. “Someone I’m going to kill,” she replied. “How did you get in here?” She moved away from him, in the direction of the door. “And why didn’t I see you enter? I faced the door the whole time.”&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">He glanced at the corner where the TC still played the exercise program and then looked her up and down. “You do not have the skill to kill this Destiny. It would be better if a superior&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zyrgin</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;warrior like me killed him for you.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">She gave a strange laugh. “Oh, I think I can kick&nbsp;</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">his</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;butt without any help.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“You are small and weak and your fighting skills are inadequate.” He glared at the instructor, still showing off his&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">marshall</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;skills. “Learning from an inferior male like that will not help you. You need a warrior.”&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Her face leaked of&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">color</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">, becoming as white as the clouds in the Earth sky. “I don’t need a warrior; I don’t need anyone.” She smoothed her hands over her jeans, all the while watching him with those jewel eyes. “You haven’t told me how you got in here and who you are. I will call&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zacar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;if you take one step closer,” she threatened. Her gaze went to the door, measuring the distance.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zacar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;is under my command and I can be anywhere I want&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">andcalling</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;him will not help you.” He ignored the way she trembled and looked her up and down.” You are too puny to kill this Destiny. I will kill him for you.”&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She wrung her hands. “You don’t understand, Destiny is—”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">She stopped talking and bit her lip. “Thank you, but I can kick&nbsp;</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">his</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;butt,” she said. What was she going to say about this Destiny? Was it a male she met in secret? She inched to the left, still giving the door those furtive glances.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“You won’t make it,” he said gently, not wanting to scare her. But he wasn’t about to allow her to run out, screaming for the guards or&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zacar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She froze and for a moment he saw sheer terror on her face. He’d seen it on many alien faces during his many conquest campaigns. He didn’t want that look on her face when she looked at him.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She took another step back, but pointed her chin at him. “You have no right to invade my privacy like this. Who do you think you are?”&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“I am the&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zyrgin</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">,” he told her. Obviously, she didn’t understand when he’d told her before.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“I know you’re a&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zyrgin</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">,” she added under her breath. “Did he think I missed the green-and-copper skin, bulging muscles, ridge on his head, and those odd eyes?”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;decided to never tell her how good his hearing was. He enjoyed listening to her strange ramblings. &nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">The</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zyrgin</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">,” he corrected.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">She rocked back a little, as if the truth had hit her. She touched the band that held her hair together, then plucked at her shirt. She took two more steps back, her eyes so wide, it looked like Earth viewed from space. “</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">You’re</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;the emperor?”</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"></span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“The correct title is&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Parenadorz</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">, but you can address me as my leader.”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“If you’re the&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Parenz</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">-whatever, how can you be here? Julia said it takes a year for your ships to reach us. Surely you can’t just leave everything to travel to Earth to talk to one insignificant human.” She said that pointedly, as if she wanted to convince him she was of no importance.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Your feeble human mind cannot comprehend my powers and how I can be here,” he told her and she narrowed her eyes at him.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She crossed her arms over her chest and tapped her toe. “Why don’t you try explaining it to me? My feeble human brain might surprise you.” She trembled so much, he was surprised her thin limbs didn’t rattle together. But she was brave, standing her ground. He was impressed that she tapped her toes at him, in spite of her fear.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I do not need to explain anything to you. But you should know that you are the least insignificant human on this planet. As my breeder you have a status above all others.” He knew what impressed breeders. The next time he came, he’d bring jewels and silk clothes. And strings of silk to replace her peasant silk.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“B…breeder?” she stammered. And then in that undertone: “So that’s what Julia talked about? Wonder how she knew?” She sounded disappointed, as if she thought her friend had betrayed her.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“I give you the privilege to become my breeder.” He manifested and presented the gold&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">eduki</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;pelt.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“What’s that?”</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">“It is the pelt of the&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">eduki</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;that I hunted and killed with my bare hands. You are now my breeder.”&nbsp;</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">Zaar</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">&nbsp;had resolved never to do this again, and yet he felt a savage satisfaction at knowing she belonged to him now.</span></span></div><div class="s3" style="line-height: 2.4; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">She shook her head, her hair swinging back and forth. She ran to the door, but he’d programed it to stay close while he was with her. “No, no,&nbsp;</span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">no</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">! Not again, never again.” She slammed her hands against the door.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>About Marie Dry</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Ever since she can remember Marie Dry wanted to travel. She lived in Zambia, Morocco and Spain and did short stints in Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Rome, Brazil, Portugal, Botswana and Mozambique. Through all the travelling reading romance has been a constant.<br /><br />She read romances since she was nine and was fairly young when she decided she would write a story that had all the elements she looked for in a romance. Her first book was published in 2014.<br /><br />There are several wonderful moments in her life that she would never trade for anything. One of them is meeting President Nelson Mandela and the second being published.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Buy Links &nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Redeemed-Zyrgin-Warriors-Book-ebook/dp/B07W6913PW/" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Alien-Redeemed-Zyrgin-Warriors-Book-ebook/dp/B07W6913PW/" target="_blank">Amazon AU</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/en/ebook/alien-redeemed" target="_blank">Kobo</a>&nbsp;</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Author Links &nbsp;<a href="http://www.mariedry.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mariedryauthor/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></b></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>ShelleyRNolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12787258270081666097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-30858698342360060182019-11-14T07:00:00.000+11:002019-11-14T07:00:09.809+11:00Magic Thursday: Believe in your vision!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><i>by Christina Phillips</i></b><br /><br /><br />About eleven years ago, a very pissed off archangel thundered into my brain and refused to leave. Broody, sexy and haunting the edges of the universe, Gabe was difficult to ignore. Aha, I thought, I’ll write his romance for that new Harlequin imprint that’s just opened for submissions – Nocturne Bites!<br /><br />It turned out Gabe wasn’t a good fit when it came to a short story, and so I left him flying around the universe for a few years, while I explored the ancient world of my Romans and Druids.<br />But like all damaged heroes seeking redemption, Gabe didn’t give up. Eventually the stars seemed to align, and the publisher I was with showed interest in his story.<br /><br />Except they wanted the book in their erotic line, and the story I had in mind wasn’t erotic, but I was so pleased my archangel would finally be a published book that I agreed to the contract.<br />I wrote the book, based on the outline submitted. Two thirds of the way through, the editor read the outline and wanted substantial changes. So, I rewrote the entire book. And then added more sexy times during the revision process.<br /><br />And so it was published, but it wasn’t the same as the story I had in my head. I counted down the days until I could reclaim my rights and give Gabe and Aurora the romance they deserved.<br />It took another six years before I could get back to them.<br /><br />At the end of 2018, when I’d fulfilled my contractual obligations with another publisher, I knew the time was right to dive back into my world of archangels, demons and vampires. Armed with the knowledge and experience I’d gained during the previous decade, I decided to indie publish this series, and kicked off by ripping the original book inside out, until only the core remained. And then I began from scratch.<br /><br />Years ago, before I was published, there was a quote from <i>Galaxy Quest</i> that I used as my mantra. '<i>Never give up! Never surrender!'</i> It’s taken more than ten years, but the kernel of an idea I had back then, that I wrote, rewrote, submitted, had rejected, accepted, and then rewrote again, has finally evolved into the vision I had for it all along.<br /><br />And Gabe doesn’t have wings 😊<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570514537l/48390411._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570514537l/48390411._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570514537l/48390411._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570514537l/48390411._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570514537l/48390411._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><b><i><br /></i></b><b><i><br /></i></b><b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>A fallen archangel saves a woman from a deadly fate, and unleashes an ancient power that could destroy the universe itself…</i></b><br /><br />Gabe has no time for humans after the way they betrayed the ones he loved so long ago. But when he snatches a woman from the jaws of the hellish Guardians, he’s compelled to protect her at all costs. Even if she does drive him crazy with her smart mouth and refusal to fall under his archangelic spell.<br /><br />Desperate to discover her true heritage, Aurora opens a rift between dimensions. But before she can enter her mother’s world, the most breathtakingly gorgeous man she’s ever met teleports her to an impossible island.<br /><br />Thrown together, they can’t ignore the scorching lust that risks consuming them, or the threat to Aurora’s existence. When raw sex evolves into something far more dangerous, it’s more than their lives that are on the line.<br /><br />As Gabe and Aurora race against time to outwit the Guardians, they come closer to uncovering an explosive revelation that will challenge everything they’ve ever believed in.<br /><br />But deep in the shadows, the merciless Guardians lurk. And they have no intention of allowing Aurora to escape their clutches. Even if it means defying the wrath of an archangel.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YW3YLKY/" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07YW3YLKY/" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/au/book/redemption/id1482601389?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=1000lNia" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/redemption-392" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=aXy0DwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/redemption-christina-phillips/1133983724" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YH-gNMlKSA0/XcwF4OUzFYI/AAAAAAAAPfg/7oNNYiUJ3XYhwTpFmNAJTN2F7fnPo9j1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/cover_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YH-gNMlKSA0/XcwF4OUzFYI/AAAAAAAAPfg/7oNNYiUJ3XYhwTpFmNAJTN2F7fnPo9j1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cover_md.jpg" width="213" /></a><br />If you want to find out what really happened to Aurora’s parents twenty-five years ago and how they defied the laws of the universe to be together, I have an exclusive short story prequel, <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Catalyst</span></b>, for my newsletter subscribers – details on my <a href="https://www.christinaphillips.com/" target="_blank">website</a>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><br />Christina Phillips is an ex-pat Brit who now lives in sunny Western Australia with her high school sweetheart and their family. She enjoys writing paranormal, historical fantasy and contemporary romance where the stories sizzle and the heroine brings her hero to his knees.<br /><br />Addicted to good coffee, expensive chocolate and bad boy heroes, Christina has no plans to reform any time soon. She is also owned by three gorgeous cats who are convinced the universe revolves around their needs. They are not wrong.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-33278422769678378412019-11-12T07:30:00.000+11:002019-11-12T07:30:04.051+11:00DarkSider News for November 2019 - Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>We bring you more November news...</i></b></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Defender&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Anna Hackett&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Galactic Gladiators: House of Rone)</b>&nbsp;was released on 18 August.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OAs9APQ9FF4/XUmcPsJtBMI/AAAAAAAAPII/btnX2NysJdcm7V9jHGmHTnGQpTFVqxbZACLcBGAs/s1600/Defender-Vellum-768x1152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OAs9APQ9FF4/XUmcPsJtBMI/AAAAAAAAPII/btnX2NysJdcm7V9jHGmHTnGQpTFVqxbZACLcBGAs/s400/Defender-Vellum-768x1152.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br style="font-family: times;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"></div><b><i>Rescued from alien slavers, the only place she feels safe is in the brawny arms of a big, gruff cyborg.</i></b><br />Astrophysicist Dr. Jayna Lennox’s life imploded the day her ship was attacked by aliens. Through months of captivity, she’s survived by shutting down and not feeling. Then she’s freed by the House of Rone cyborgs and finds herself in the arms of huge, tough Mace. Struggling to heal, Mace is the only thing that makes her feel safe. The only person who makes her feel like she isn’t broken. But there are more of her crew members imprisoned in Carthago’s desert, and Jayna will have to delve into her darkest memories to help save them.<br /><br />Born to fight and bred for rage, Mace barely survived his gang-ridden homeworld. Thanks to Imperator Magnus Rone, he’s found a place at the House of Rone. Unlike the other cyborgs, he feels, but only anger and annoyance. When a small, wounded human woman works her way under his skin, Mace finds himself feeling things he’s never felt before…along with a powerful need to keep her safe.<br /><br />Jayna vows to help find her fellow humans, even if it means revisiting her nightmares and being part of a dangerous mission into the desert. But as the passion between her and Mace explodes, she finds herself with two battles on her hands: the battle to free the humans from their captors, and the war to win Mace’s scarred heart.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Available from:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WSG4JXD" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07WSG4JXD" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Centurion&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Anna Hackett&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Galactic Gladiators: House of Rone)</b>&nbsp;was released on 20 October.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570995444l/48429190._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570995444l/48429190._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Rescued from her alien captors, the only person who makes her feel safe is a cold, emotionless cyborg.&nbsp;</i></b><br /><br />Abducted from her exploration ship, paramedic Sage McAlister has spent months locked in cells and labs belonging to the Edull. Rescued by the cool, powerful cyborgs of the House of Rone, she finds herself among fellow human survivors on the desert world of Carthago. But despite being free, Sage feels cold inside and is struggling to cope. The only person she feels safe with—who she doesn’t feel the need to pretend with—is a deadly cyborg who feels nothing.<br /><br />Forced into a military cyborg program as a teen, all Acton Vonn remembers of his past are violent missions and the cybernetic enhancements forced on him before he broke free. His emotions have been dampened to nothing for decades and he’s fine with that. It makes him an efficient member of the House of Rone. Yet the more time he spends with the copper-haired woman he helped rescue from the Edull, the more unfamiliar, strange, and perplexing things he starts to feel.<br /><br />When a tip reveals that more humans are being held captive at a mysterious desert lake, Sage will stop at nothing to help rescue her crewmates. As she is drawn closer to Acton, she worries about risking her heart. Being with Sage breaks down barriers inside Acton and he struggles with the emotions he doesn’t want to feel. But deep in Carthago’s dangerous deserts, with the Edull hunting them, Sage and Acton will have to risk it all: their lives, their hearts, their souls.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VKCVK6Z" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VKCVK6Z" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Sentinel&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Anna Hackett&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Galactic Gladiators: House of Rone)</b>&nbsp;was released in audio version on 17 September.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XaCvRTpYJE/Xcf8EXGEZzI/AAAAAAAAPdU/14-ZkEiqK0YaacDAGPaAMAOgKwsn4O3cgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/sentinel_audio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XaCvRTpYJE/Xcf8EXGEZzI/AAAAAAAAPdU/14-ZkEiqK0YaacDAGPaAMAOgKwsn4O3cgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/sentinel_audio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Fighting for love, loyalty, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim...</i></b><br /><br />When Quinn Bennett’s exploration ship is attacked, the security chief finds herself abducted by alien slavers. Unable to save her crew, she is taken across the galaxy and sold to a desert scavenger on the lawless planet of Carthago. Driven by her guilt and failure, she’ll do anything to escape and save the other abductees from her ship. Chained and forced into servitude, she’s waiting for her chance to strike when, across a dusty trading post, she comes face-to-face with a big, cyborg gladiator.<br /><br />Jaxer Rone’s loyalty is to his imperator - the man who saved him from a lethal cyborg military program. Jax works tirelessly for his gladiatorial house and would die for his fellow cyborgs. His emotional dampeners have never functioned well, but while he feels some emotion, he never lets it get in the way of his duty. Right now, his mission is to find the stolen humans from Earth. But when he rescues the fierce, relentless Quinn, he starts feeling a rush of emotion he’s never experienced before.<br /><br />Quinn and Jax join forces to track down the aliens holding the other Earth women captive. Side by side, they venture into the desert and uncover a desire hotter than the desert suns. But the aliens who captured Quinn want her back. In order to protect Quinn, will Jax embrace his newfound feelings or shut them off to keep her safe?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sentinel-Galactic-Gladiators-House-Rone/dp/B07XXRWHP6" target="_blank">Amazon</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Sentinel-Audiobook/B07XXRX3CR" target="_blank">Audible</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://books.apple.com/au/audiobook/sentinel-galactic-gladiators-house-rone-book-1-unabridged/id1480459254" target="_blank">iTunes</a> |</b></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Defender&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Anna Hackett&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Galactic Gladiators: House of Rone)</b>&nbsp;was released in audio version on 4 October.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_iOUcmClgI/Xcf9L4WBQ3I/AAAAAAAAPdc/eIKVclg7pXgH4h5jguQP_qD4qP9v8QBmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/defender_audio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_iOUcmClgI/Xcf9L4WBQ3I/AAAAAAAAPdc/eIKVclg7pXgH4h5jguQP_qD4qP9v8QBmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/defender_audio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Defender-Scifi-Alien-Romance-Gladiators/dp/B07YNBR6PX" target="_blank">Amazon</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Defender-A-Scifi-Alien-Romance-Audiobook/B07YN9PZ9J" target="_blank">Audible</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/defender-scifi-alien-romance-galactic-gladiators-house/id1482433844" target="_blank">iTunes</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Pets in Space 4&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">has the story 'Dark Guard' by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Anna Hackett&nbsp;</b></span>was released on 8 October.<br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j4qvxlzwEto/Xcf-duJQk0I/AAAAAAAAPds/7no-cZwfipoyd1ywBFq7IX475boWDYV8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/petsinspace4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j4qvxlzwEto/Xcf-duJQk0I/AAAAAAAAPds/7no-cZwfipoyd1ywBFq7IX475boWDYV8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/petsinspace4.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For a limited time only! Pets in Space® 4 is proud to present 13 amazing, original new stories! Join the adventures as today's leading Science Fiction Romance authors take you on a journey to another world. Pets in Space® proudly supports Hero-Dogs.org, a non-profit charity that provides service animals to veterans and first responders in need. Join New York Times, USA TODAY and Award-winning Bestselling authors S.E. Smith, Anna Hackett, Tiffany Roberts, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Laurie A. Green, Donna McDonald, Regine Abel, Alexis Glynn Latner, JC Hay, E.D. Walker, Kyndra Hatch, and Cassandra Chandler for another exciting Pets in Space® anthology. Get the stories before they are gone!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b>Available from:</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pets-Space%C2%AE-4-S-Smith-ebook/dp/B07WCQF358" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Pets-Space%C2%AE-4-S-Smith-ebook/dp/B07WCQF358" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Children of a Greater Evil</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Imogene Nix</span></span></b>&nbsp; (Book 2, <b>21st Century Protocol</b>)<b>&nbsp;</b>was released on 22 October.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571911492l/48569185._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571911492l/48569185._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>In the deepening darkness, hope can continue to bloom.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With the knowledge of the cybernetically enhanced, causing the populace to seek stronger, faster, and better warriors, a faction has determined they can use this opportunity to further their ends.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Senator Daniella Villede takes charge of a covert agency. Their mission is to investigate and close down those who’d overthrow the government. She’s on the rise in her political career, but as conditions change, so does her role.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jonah McDowell is just the man to head up the security force. Drawn to Daniella, he fights against his attraction. She’s his superior, a senator, and beyond his reach.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When the unthinkable happens, Daniella turns to Jonah, but staying alive is just the first step.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Content Warning:</i> this story contains sexual content and violence but also hope for a future where love conquers evil.</div><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.imogenenix.net/children-of-a-greater-evil.html" target="_blank">Buy links</a>&nbsp;available on&nbsp;</b><b>Imogene's website</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Aducting the Princess&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Mel Teshco</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2, <b>Nightmix</b>) was released on 21 October.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jvXzdzSbErY/XcgT8qeGXGI/AAAAAAAAPeE/ViX0UBu7GckECDAupZfVA03tFDslvMHygCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/abductingtheprincess-FINAL%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jvXzdzSbErY/XcgT8qeGXGI/AAAAAAAAPeE/ViX0UBu7GckECDAupZfVA03tFDslvMHygCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/abductingtheprincess-FINAL%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><b><i>He's the one man who can save her...</i></b><br /><br />Princess Mira is everything Mahaya wants in a woman and a shape shifter, but he’s a nobody brought up by mortals who trained him as a pickpocket and thief, a street rat. Even worse, he’s a nightmix, a human and larakyte panther offspring whose inner darkness keeps those around him in fear.<br />So what’s a nightmix to do but abduct the princess and save her from those who would do anything to kill her. Despite her fear and distrust, their lust burns bright, but Mira can’t trust her captor. Only time will tell if Mahaya can seize her heart forever.</div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available at:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YQVM97M" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07YQVM97M" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/au/book/abducting-the-princess/id1482406493?mt=11&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/abducting-the-princess-mel-teshco/1117793731" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/abducting-the-princess-1" target="_blank">Kobo</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>It's You</b></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">M.L. Tompsett</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Sex, Lies and Family Secrets</b>) was released on 30 October.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572443920l/48643210._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="298" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572443920l/48643210._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><i>Fate has a funny way of interfering in one’s life.</i></b><br /><b><i><br /></i></b>From the day I was born, I was predestined to be the next Queen of Darshia — me, Princess Alley Smithlyn.<br /><br />The catch is I’m now betrothed to some Dark One prince from another kingdom. If I don’t find my soul mate by my twenty-fifth birthday, I’ll be walking down the aisle with this prince to prevent war between our two kingdoms.<br /><br />I thought I’d discovered not one, but two soul mates while competing at the paranormal games until assassins swarmed the venue, capturing and slaughtering paranormals, especially those of royal blood. Determined to survive, I managed to get back to Darshia, and thanks to fate, my life was changed forever when I discovered I was pregnant.<br /><br />With a small child to care for and my betrothed arriving for our engagement party, all seems lost — until a handsome ghost from my past arrives.<br /><br />Can a man I once loved with all my heart save me, or am I destined to continue to live in a world of lies with the wrong man?<br /><br />The life of a princess is never easy… but I must survive at all costs and protect not only my daughter but also my heart, if I’m going to be the next Queen of Silver.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://books2read.com/u/meBaGA" target="_blank">Buy links</a> available from Books2Read.</b></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b></div><b></b></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Masks: Spicy Bites Short Story Anthology 2019</span></b>&nbsp;includes a story by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Cassie Laelyn</span></b>&nbsp;was released on 9 August.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1565343524l/47574835._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="298" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1565343524l/47574835._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span><b><i>In this collection of erotic short stories from the Romance Writers of Australia, we are transported to masquerade balls and costume parties; outback towns and moonlit beaches.</i></b><br />Breaking through the masks that we put up to the world, and those we hide behind for our work. The masks we seek to shield ourselves with, cannot stop the truth of love, lust and pleasure and the men and women in these stories give in to their desires with fiery pleasure.<br /><br />Office trysts, one-night stands that don’t work out as expected, secret crushes, and lovers reunited.<br /><br />Travel to outback Australia, Venice, and Egypt. Snowstorms and dust storms, hotels and hospitals. This collection has it all. These eleven stories of passion will entice and excite, whatever your fancy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Masks-Romance-Writers-Australia-Anthology-ebook/dp/B07VGKDRVH" target="_blank">Amazon US&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Masks-Romance-Writers-Australia-Anthology-ebook/dp/B07VGKDRVH" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b><br /><b><a href="https://romanceaustralia.com/product/spicy-bites-2019-masks/" target="_blank">Paperback</a></b><br /><div><b><br /></b></div></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Shadows of Wognan Creek</b></span></span>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Juanita Kees</b></span><b>&nbsp;</b>(Book 4,&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Wongan Creek)</b></span>&nbsp;was released by&nbsp;<i style="font-weight: 400;">MIRA&nbsp;</i>in the print collection&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Country Shadows</span></b>&nbsp;on 21 October.</div><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562379173l/46764624._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="311" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562379173l/46764624._SY475_.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A collection of romantic suspense stories from three bestselling Australian authors.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Shadows of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie</div><div style="text-align: left;">The House At Flynn's Crossing by Elisabeth Rose</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Shadows Over Wongan Creek by Juanita Kees</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fenella Rose-Waterman is happy running The Cranky Lizard winery until she is forced to face her past. But with truth comes danger. Widower Kieran Murphy has returned to Wongan Creek in the hopes he and his young son will find healing. Instead, he finds the woman he once loved running scared, her life in turmoil and her business under threat.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In a bid to rid herself and her twins of dark memories, Antonia moves to the small rural town of Flynn's Crossing. She doesn't expect her attraction to town local Flynn. But as tensions rise over a resort development, she discovers that Flynn has his own secrets. Is her new beginning at risk of an early ending?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781489292964/country-shadowsshadows-of-hunters-ridgeshadows-over-wongan-creekthe-house-at-flynns-crossing/"><b></b></a><b><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781489292964/country-shadowsshadows-of-hunters-ridgeshadows-over-wongan-creekthe-house-at-flynns-crossing/">Buy links</a> available on the HarperCollins website.</b></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Break The Silence</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">D.K. Hood</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 7,&nbsp;<b>Detectives Kane &amp; Alton</b>) was released by&nbsp;<i>Bookatoure</i>&nbsp;on 4 November.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Amazon US&nbsp;|&nbsp;Amazon Aus&nbsp;|&nbsp;Apple Books&nbsp;|&nbsp;Kobo&nbsp;|&nbsp;Google Play&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div></div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Blackbird Rising</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Keri Arthur</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>The Witch King's Crown</b>) is expected to be released on 2 February 2020.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WQTNrBik5w8/XcgQVzh-q9I/AAAAAAAAPd4/iNpN3ws6F5s4pFWFfyVIfWozCbFWZNFNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Blackbird-Rising-small-e1570035231505.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WQTNrBik5w8/XcgQVzh-q9I/AAAAAAAAPd4/iNpN3ws6F5s4pFWFfyVIfWozCbFWZNFNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Blackbird-Rising-small-e1570035231505.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><b><i>A modern fantasy novel inspired by the King Arthur legend…</i></b></div></div></div><br />For hundreds of years, the Witch King’s sword has been buried in stone awaiting the next hand to draw it.<br /><br />Many have tried. None have succeeded.<br /><br />Gwen is the last in a long line of De Montfort witches whose duty it is to protect the sword of all power. But when she returns to King Island to perform the blessing, a mysterious pulse of blue light tells her that someone has attempted to draw the sword. Before she can investigate any further, demons attack. She only survives with the help of a mysterious stranger who disappears as quickly as he appears.<br /><br />Gwen and her grandmother, Moscelyne, soon discover that minor gateways into Darkside—the traditional home of both demons and dark elves—are being forced open by magic.&nbsp; Even worse, someone is now sending demons after the Witch King’s heirs.<br /><br />As vital artifacts are stolen by Darkside and the deaths draw altogether too close to home, Gwen and Mo—with the help of old gods and an ancient order of knights once thought dead—scramble to unravel the clues and stop the murderous would-be king from claiming the crown.<br /><br />If they fail and the wrong hand draws the sword of power, he can unlock the main gateway into Darkside and unleash utter hell onto an unsuspecting and unprepared England….<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.keriarthur.com/books/witch-kings-crown/blackbird-rising/" target="_blank">Buy links</a>&nbsp;available on Keri's website.</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Shield</span></b>&nbsp;by <span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Claire Boston&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>First Response</b>) is expected to be released&nbsp;on 25 November. The cover model is our very own <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Daniel de Lorne!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gpfUxBLhFl8/XclW4qjZ8CI/AAAAAAAAPeQ/SxL3tbvMmrojP6Fw4BtuytDxXbxl0DR4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Sheild.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gpfUxBLhFl8/XclW4qjZ8CI/AAAAAAAAPeQ/SxL3tbvMmrojP6Fw4BtuytDxXbxl0DR4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Sheild.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">His life is in danger. But the only man who can protect him is afraid to go public…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Blackbridge, Western Australia. Jamie Zanetti holds his secret close to his chest. Fearing that coming out as bisexual will ruin his small-town teaching career, he represses desires he’d rather explore. But when his handsome high-school crush Elijah returns and joins him in the volunteer emergency service, the attraction may be too much to resist.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Elijah Johnson knows where his heart lies. And after eight years of soul-searching across Europe, he’s finally ready to settle down with Mr. Right. But Elijah refuses to have a clandestine relationship, no matter how delicious Jamie’s lips feel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While they’re thrown together in dramatic rescues, Jamie is torn apart as he fights to hide his growing feelings. But the truth might be the only thing that saves them both when Elijah stumbles upon a sinister local crime ring…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Can Jamie and Elijah expose a deadly gang of thieves and move their love into the open?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Shield is the second standalone novel in the page-turning First Response romantic suspense series. If you like deep characters, sweet attractions, and thrilling emergencies, then you’ll adore Claire Boston’s captivating story.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.claireboston.com/books/the-blackbridge-series/shield/" target="_blank">Buy links</a> available from Claire's website.</b></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Blazing Fear</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Leisl Leighton&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>CoalCliff Stud</b>) is expected to be released&nbsp;on 12 February 2020.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wAliQdOwX1U/Xclae6dOBVI/AAAAAAAAPes/Y43yP7gwpkIPg_NR4i47ZeWNP9tnQSgHACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Blazing-Fear-for-website.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="539" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wAliQdOwX1U/Xclae6dOBVI/AAAAAAAAPes/Y43yP7gwpkIPg_NR4i47ZeWNP9tnQSgHACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Blazing-Fear-for-website.png" width="262" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Fire stole his past - now it is threatening to burn everything, and everyone, he loves. All over again...</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Flynn Findlay likes everyone to think he's in control, but the death of his wife during the bushfires six years ago changed everything. Now, even though it feels like a betrayal, Flynn can't seem to escape his growing feelings for the beautiful new doctor in town. He's never felt as truly alive as when he is with Prita - even his fear of fire doesn't seem as bad.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dr Prita Brennan is ready for a fresh start in Wilson's Bend with her adoptive son, far from her overprotective family. It would be perfect, except some of the locals don't like the changes she's making to the practice. One of them is even making harassing calls. The handsome local horse stud owner, Flynn, is a further complication she doesn't need right now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But when harassment escalates to arson, to save the horse stud and their children, Flynn and Prita must work together to figure out who is after her - and why they are trying to burn to the ground everything she touches.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blazing-Fear-CoalCliff-Stud-2-ebook/dp/B07VZWZ8M2" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Blazing-Fear-CoalCliff-Stud-2-ebook/dp/B07VZWZ8M2" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/au/book/blazing-fear-coalcliff-stud-2/id1475135994" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/blazing-fear-coalcliff-stud-2" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Leisl_Leighton_Blazing_Fear_CoalCliff_Stud_2?id=6samDwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">Google Play</a> |</b></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>COVER REVEAL</b></span><br /><div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Trading into Daylight</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">C.M. Simpson</span></b> &amp; <b>Michael Anderle</b> (Book 6, <b>The Magic Below Paris</b>).</div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IC2NgrIH7hU/XcleISKBUWI/AAAAAAAAPe4/Gqz-3zcUpJQdC1b-bS9rbTvCI9NRq6_zwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/6%2BTrading%2BInto%2BDaylight%2BE-book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IC2NgrIH7hU/XcleISKBUWI/AAAAAAAAPe4/Gqz-3zcUpJQdC1b-bS9rbTvCI9NRq6_zwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/6%2BTrading%2BInto%2BDaylight%2BE-book.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>One of their own has been taken. Two have gone ahead in pursuit. Can Marsh and Roeglin catch them before they are lost as well?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A team member taken.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two stubborn children in hot pursuit.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And promises to keep.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally released from their obligations to the Grotto, Marsh and Roeglin go hunting the raiders who took Gustav...and try to catch up with Tamlin and Aisha who went after them on their own.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Can they catch up to the kids before they fall afoul of the raiders as well?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And what awaits them in the land above the caverns?</div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Harbour</b></span> and <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Protect</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Claire Boston </span></b>(Book 3 &amp; 4, <b>First Response</b>).</div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VtEX92RRz3c/XclXjkZXViI/AAAAAAAAPec/utK_s5xGUoQR-yNwqvywdKGt0KO0kgcNACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Harbour-Medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VtEX92RRz3c/XclXjkZXViI/AAAAAAAAPec/utK_s5xGUoQR-yNwqvywdKGt0KO0kgcNACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Harbour-Medium.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QjLhMhzM8hM/XclXjpc790I/AAAAAAAAPeY/0dzv5Lvcoz0-4qNTY66NUyoJWqN7ibKFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Protect-Medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QjLhMhzM8hM/XclXjpc790I/AAAAAAAAPeY/0dzv5Lvcoz0-4qNTY66NUyoJWqN7ibKFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Protect-Medium.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-26980639032000475442019-11-05T22:30:00.000+11:002019-11-14T23:52:45.167+11:00DarkSider News for November 2019 - part 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Grab that cuppa, sit back and relax as we bring you our latest news.</i></b></div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Stolen</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Shona Husk</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Coven of the Raven</b>) was released on 25 October.</div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1530774839l/40723452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1530774839l/40723452.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cosima and her brother, Anthony, have been trading magical objects and making a killing. Right up until their latest treasure kills Anthony. With a curse now on her tail she goes to the one person she knows can help.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sawyer Jones, is a thief and property acquirer for a price. He can strip the magic from objects and use it himself for a time. He never expected to see Cosima Delaney again. Last time they spoke she broke his nose and stole the sword he’d been casing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There isn’t enough money in the world to convince Sawyer to take this case…but making Cosima pay for denting his pride and taking his hard-won prize, now that is almost worth the trouble this will bring.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Available from:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Coven-Raven-Book-4-ebook/dp/B07YBGNGBX">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Stolen-Coven-Raven-Book-4-ebook/dp/B07YBGNGBX">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Enchanted Dreams</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Eleni Konstantine</span></b>&nbsp;(speculative fiction short story collection) was released on 4 October.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8kK1cg4RvY/XXtSg2mv_TI/AAAAAAAAPUA/AVnV5jt5eKcxdpy0FkWUkubtJnWfpi0xACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/ED-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8kK1cg4RvY/XXtSg2mv_TI/AAAAAAAAPUA/AVnV5jt5eKcxdpy0FkWUkubtJnWfpi0xACPcBGAYYCw/s400/ED-s.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Be transported to fantastical worlds in this collection of nineteen speculative fiction shorts of previously published works and new stories.&nbsp; From wizards to magic mirrors, dragons to ghosts, minions to goddesses, space ships to diamond slippers, there's an enchanting tale right for you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mqDBNe" target="_blank">Pre-order links</a>&nbsp;at Books2Read.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></div><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Rayessa and the Space Pirates</span></b><span style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>Donna Maree Hanson&nbsp;</b></span><span style="text-align: left;">was re-released on 2 November.</span></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1501390571l/35853165._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="302" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1501390571l/35853165._SY475_.jpg" width="253" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sixteen-year-old Rae Stroder lives in a hollow asteroid, a defunct refuelling station, with a brain-damaged adult, Gris, to keep her company. Low on supplies, they've been eking out an existence for years. Everything changes when Alwin Anton, ultra-clean, smart and handsome AllEarth Corp company auditor, arrives to find disarray. Full of suspicion, he interrogates Rae, threatening her with prosecution for theft. He uncovers the fact that she is not Rae Stroder at all, when space pirates attack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the attack, Rae is taken prisoner and Alwin Anton escapes in his space ship. The pirate women prepare Rae for sale on the infamous Centauri slave markets. It's all going badly, when she is purchased by a mysterious Ridallian.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, the space pirates are out to kill Alwin Anton because he holds the secret to Rae's true identity. It's a race against time to unravel the intrigue of Rae's past to secure her future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rayessa-Space-Pirates-Pirate-Adventures-ebook/dp/B07ZLVT16T" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Rayessa-Space-Pirates-Pirate-Adventures-ebook/dp/B07ZLVT16T" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">An Execution in Waste Disposal and Other Stories</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Shelley Russell Nolan</span></span></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;was released on 26 September.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569989654l/48339236._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569989654l/48339236._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A collection of fast-paced science fiction and post apocalyptic stories, including Dark Sacrifice - The prequel to Dark Justice (The Last Ward Book One).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Execution-Waste-Disposal-Other-Stories-ebook/dp/B07YFJZ1KW" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Execution-Waste-Disposal-Other-Stories-ebook/dp/B07YFJZ1KW" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Dragon Soul&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>was released in audio format on 18 October.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekABezIBD80/XcFwNJRGFBI/AAAAAAAAPdE/0xir1tAs5ogqDw49dJGUHawIy4DbN_QogCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/dragonsoulaudio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1180" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekABezIBD80/XcFwNJRGFBI/AAAAAAAAPdE/0xir1tAs5ogqDw49dJGUHawIy4DbN_QogCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/dragonsoulaudio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />A girl with dark magic who’s a threat to the kingdom. Three powerful men from the royal court. Why are they prepared to protect this daughter of shadow and take her to the heart of their realm?<br /><br />The dragons are dead, the Ebon queen has destroyed the elven realms, and kingdoms are at war. The queen’s dark magic is growing in strength, and the Silvercrest kingdom is losing the battle against her.<br /><br />Three men are sent from the army’s stronghold to seek others who can aid their cause: Leander, a high-ranking and domineering nobleman, Rohan, a fierce and seductive warrior, and Galen, a gentle and passionate elven leader.<br /><br />Their task: recruit the most potent magic users from the shire towns and train them to join the crusade against the Ebon queen.<br /><br />They never expected to find a daughter of shadow.<br /><br />Calla’s time working at the apothecary in her small town is about to end but not in the way she expected. On the day her magic skills are tested, she is revealed as a shadowmancer, a school of magic banned throughout the kingdom. A confused Calla faces a death sentence, but the three men are intrigued by the beautiful girl and her mysterious dragonkin pet and smuggle her from the town.<br /><br />With no other choice, Calla journeys to the stronghold with the three captivating men. As they fight their way through enemy territory, the men discover that Calla’s power is more dangerous than they realized...and so is the bond this creates between them.<br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available at:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Soul-Daughter-Shadow-Book/dp/B07Z6CXBZL" target="_blank">Amazon</a> |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Dragon-Soul-Audiobook/B07Z6CTBY7" target="_blank">Audible</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/dragon-soul-daughter-of-shadow-book-1-unabridged/id1484537062?mt=11" target="_blank">iTunes</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b></div><b></b></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A Farmer's Christmas</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b>&nbsp;was released on 5 November.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cv2B0B20leo/XZL7S0K-KyI/AAAAAAAAPYg/BU6dapwinDwFK24JE9eQ7l7HVKJizJkdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/farmerschristmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cv2B0B20leo/XZL7S0K-KyI/AAAAAAAAPYg/BU6dapwinDwFK24JE9eQ7l7HVKJizJkdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/farmerschristmas.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Continue the journey with Raven and Ben, from The Royal Show Affair by Lilliana Rose</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">City girl, Raven took a chance, the biggest in her life, and moved to Ben’s alpaca farm after the Royal Show. Nearly three months later, she’s trying to adjust to life on a farm, and living with Ben when they hardly know each other. To make the arrangement even more tricky, his mom also lives on the farm, in the same house with them. Above all, she wasn’t prepared for the feeling of isolation that comes with living on the farm.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ben is enjoying finally being in a relationship, and better still, Raven is living with him on his farm. Life couldn’t be better for him. He’s worried life on the farm might not be agreeing with her. The problem is his commitment to his farm sometimes has to come first. He always thought that once his soul mate lived with him things would be easy. It’s far from that. Will he step up to fight for what he’s always longed for?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Christmas will be different for them both this year. More than they could ever imagine with bush fires threatening their farm. Will it be too easy for Raven to return to the city and her own family? Or will she stand with Ben, and fight for a future with him?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sometimes you need to fight for what matters in your life. No matter what.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Farmers-Christmas-Lilliana-Rose-ebook/dp/B07Y2SGF8P" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Farmers-Christmas-Lilliana-Rose-ebook/dp/B07Y2SGF8P" target="_blank">Amazon Aus&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;</b><br /><div><b><br /></b></div></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Break The Silence</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">D.K. Hood</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 7,&nbsp;<b>Detectives Kane &amp; Alton</b>) was released by&nbsp;<i>Bookatoure</i>&nbsp;on 4 November.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7iRAU4ecWZQ/XZMA4CfOXVI/AAAAAAAAPZM/vDMXnofSqww7LCXZcZ-HWxlp04IDOEDGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/breakthesilecne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7iRAU4ecWZQ/XZMA4CfOXVI/AAAAAAAAPZM/vDMXnofSqww7LCXZcZ-HWxlp04IDOEDGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/breakthesilecne.jpg" width="261" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Her head throbbed as she stumbles up the stairs. Music vibrating and the sound of partygoers fill her head as she walks into one of the dark, empty rooms. As she sits on the bed, she hears the unmistakable sound of the door locking behind her. She is not alone.</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The body of college student Chrissie Lowe lies curled into a ball – long red cuts along her arms suggesting how she had met her death. Detective Jenna Alton is called in to investigate.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Purplish bruising on Chrissie’s upper arms and thighs make Jenna believe there is more to Chrissie’s death than others suspected, and she soon finds herself following the trail of the student’s last few moments, leading her to the scene of a party that had ended just hours before Chrissie’s body was found.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When Jenna hears reports that Chrissie was seen going into the bedroom of a college football star, she knows that finding out what went on behind that closed door could be the key to finding out how Chrissie ended up dead. But then another partygoer dies in an apparent accident at the campus gym just hours later, and Jenna is convinced the deaths are connected.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Facing a wall of silence from the student population, Jenna has to act fast to find the killer, but soon another student is found dead on the campus. As Jenna sends in one of her deputies undercover, she prays that she hasn’t just sealed his fate. Can she find the killer before any more lives are taken?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W4RDMKW">Amazon US&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07W4RDMKW">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://apple.co/2GRyalV?fbclid=IwAR1_i2cBTCW3LKaPotlFB_-cz9bdNkBQ7eSFZxTtwCPdXPjh5nAjXZDsnXk">Apple Books</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/break-the-silence-1?fbclid=IwAR2b04LyU3YfSI8OYpkMKOFD5TqHgHRWdizCvlwEsXOaTs-clcyNcW8mbxU">Kobo</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/D_K_Hood_Break_the_Silence">Google Play</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div></div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div><div><div><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Redemption</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Christina Phillips</span></b> (Book 1, <b>Realm of Flame and Shadow</b>) will be released 28 November. This book was previously published by Penguin US under another title and pen-name, but the current book has been completely re-imagined, rewritten and edited.<br /><div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570514537l/48390411._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570514537l/48390411._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>A fallen archangel saves a woman from a deadly fate, and unleashes an ancient power that could destroy the universe itself…</i></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gabe has no time for humans after the way they betrayed the ones he loved so long ago. But when he snatches a woman from the jaws of the hellish Guardians, he’s compelled to protect her at all costs. Even if she does drive him crazy with her smart mouth and refusal to fall under his archangelic spell.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Desperate to discover her true heritage, Aurora opens a rift between dimensions. But before she can enter her mother’s world, the most breathtakingly gorgeous man she’s ever met teleports her to an impossible island.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thrown together, they can’t ignore the scorching lust that risks consuming them, or the threat to Aurora’s existence. When raw sex evolves into something far more dangerous, it’s more than their lives that are on the line.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As Gabe and Aurora race against time to outwit the Guardians, they come closer to uncovering an explosive revelation that will challenge everything they’ve ever believed in.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But deep in the shadows, the immortal Guardians lurk. And they have no intention of allowing Aurora to escape their clutches. Even if it means defying the wrath of an archangel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:&nbsp;</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Redemption-Realm-Flame-Shadow-Book-ebook/dp/B07YW3YLKY" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Redemption-Realm-Flame-Shadow-Book-ebook/dp/B07YW3YLKY" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><b></b><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Shivers</span></b>&nbsp;<i>(2019 anthology by the Rockingham Writers Centre</i>) will contain two short stories by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">D.D. Line</span></b>&nbsp;and be released in November.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O-U8xCdYIVI/XZLzDjnTn2I/AAAAAAAAPYA/BhxViiiXcMkAsMoOjEuMZy4dKPidjexzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/shivers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="742" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O-U8xCdYIVI/XZLzDjnTn2I/AAAAAAAAPYA/BhxViiiXcMkAsMoOjEuMZy4dKPidjexzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/shivers.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A collection of spooky stories that is sure to haunt the reader long a fter lights out. Ghostly visitations, crimes of passion, cold-blooded murder and strange experiences that beggar belief feature in this anthology of short fiction by 16 writers connected through their passion for story-telling. Although the stories are linked by a common theme, they reflect a diversity of styles. Prepare to be chilled and entertained.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Will be available from:<br /><a href="https://rockinghamwriterscentre.org.au/anthologies/">Rockingham Writers Centre</a></b></div></div><div><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-5095533472782234952019-10-10T08:30:00.000+11:002019-10-10T08:30:04.552+11:00Magic Thursday: 'What If?" <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We often ask the question '<i>What If?'</i> in our lives.<br /><br />And while we can imagine what a different choice would have done to our lives, we are never certain what the outcome would have truly been as we can't alway see every single possible outcome of that decision.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1QUj6QM87hE/XZ3X7B9qwVI/AAAAAAAAPaU/qH8IdAHoISg2ghMyc2hWFUQrrQ4opgUnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Depositphotos_45441005_web_sm.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1QUj6QM87hE/XZ3X7B9qwVI/AAAAAAAAPaU/qH8IdAHoISg2ghMyc2hWFUQrrQ4opgUnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Depositphotos_45441005_web_sm.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />In fiction, authors can use the 'what if' as a starting point for a story.<br /><br />Recently when I was writing author notes for my short story collection, <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Enchanted Dreams</span></b>, I noticed how many of my stories started out with asking 'what if' questions, such as:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>“what would happen if you could walk into the picture’s world?”</i></li><li><i>“what was the bride running from or running to?” </i></li><li><i> “what if Cinderella hadn’t been the only choice?” </i></li><li><i>“what if the Greek gods still existed in modern times?” </i></li><li><i>“what if a dream man was real but you didn’t know it?”</i></li></ul><div><br /></div><div>In speculative fiction the 'what ifs' can be grand in scope. Whole new worlds can be created and explored with an assortment of characters that can have basis in legend or mythology, or can be completely made up.<br /><br /><br />Here's some 'what ifs' that you may recognise?<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I have no idea if the authors thought of these but I can see how these question could have been asked)</span><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>"What if you followed the white rabbit?" - Alice in Wonderland</li></ul><ul><li>"What if a blonde teenage girl was The One with special skills to fight off evil?' - Buffy the Vampire Slayer</li></ul><ul><li>"What if the back of your closet took you to another world?" - The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe</li></ul><ul><li>"What if you were descendant from Jedis?" - Star Wars</li></ul><ul><li>"What if standing stones could send you back in time?" - Outlander&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>"What if your adopted planet made you almost invincible?" - Superman</li></ul><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The '<i>what if' </i>question is a powerful tool that can lead you down the rabbit hole to new and exciting stories.&nbsp;</div><br />It allows a story to flow to all sorts of possibilities. Sometimes wrong turns are taken that really don't go with the story. But that's okay. That road was explored and you can learn about what you <i>don't </i>want in your story. Nothing is wasted. Perhaps that experience can be used in another project.<br /><br /><br />The 'what if' question may not only help you at the beginning of a story but also during it. <i>"What if a character decided to pick path A instead of path B at point A, or perhaps at point B?"&nbsp;</i><br /><br />Would it move the story forward? Or would it grind it to a halt?&nbsp;<br /><br />Would it bring more obstacles to the character? Or will they have a moment's respite?<br /><br />Is it the right time in the story for that path?<br /><br />All these questions stem from that initial 'what if'.&nbsp; Whether you are a potter or an organic writer, asking questions helps you discover your story.&nbsp; Like Alice following the white rabbit, you never know where the path would lead you and that is an exciting part in writing.<br /><br /><br />~Eleni<br />~~~~<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnF_I_eOIzw/XZ3VG3vWU8I/AAAAAAAAPaI/lTAD4safkmIQscNlEz9QRmY6F2Dqtnu2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Eleni.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnF_I_eOIzw/XZ3VG3vWU8I/AAAAAAAAPaI/lTAD4safkmIQscNlEz9QRmY6F2Dqtnu2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/Eleni.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>Eleni Konstantine writes speculative fiction and has had a number of short stories published.<br /><br />Her love of reading comes from her avid reader mum. As a child, illustrated fairy tales and Greek mythology opened up a world of wonder for Eleni. She was bitten by the story bug which soon turned into the writing bug. She finds something enchanting about escaping the world she knows and entering another one. Magic, dragons, wizards, fairies, witches, unicorns, vampires and other mythical creatures have always fascinated her. What's not to like when anything can happen? Sprinkle in a romance and a happy ending and she’s on cloud nine.<br /><br />Eleni has a love of chocolate (of course!), fizzy drinks, coffee and relishes her afternoon naps. She lives in South Australia with her family and is human to a sassy Rottweiler.<br /><br />You can find Eleni at her <a href="http://elenikonstantine.com/" target="_blank">website</a>&nbsp;and her blog, <a href="http://eleni-konstantine.blogspot.com./" target="_blank">Eleni's Taverna</a>.<br /><br />&nbsp;<br /><br /><br />Eleni's recent release is <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Enchanted Dreams</span></b>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569422620l/48262903._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569422620l/48262903._SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>Be transported to fantastical worlds in this collection of nineteen speculative fiction shorts of previously published works and new stories.&nbsp; From wizards to magic mirrors, dragons to ghosts, minions to goddesses, space ships to diamond slippers, there's an enchanting tale right for you.<br /><br />You can <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mqDBNe" target="_blank">buy</a>&nbsp;it from a number of e-retailers.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Promo price of 99c&nbsp;</b>(regular price: $1.99)<b>.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>​Ends 31 October 2019</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:1; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Book Antiqua"; panose-1:2 4 6 2 5 3 5 3 3 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-52470855342338763622019-10-01T18:02:00.000+10:002019-10-01T18:02:49.203+10:00DarkSider News for October 2019!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Grab that cuppa, sit back and relax as we bring you our latest news.</i></b></div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">It Starts with a Kiss</span></b><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>J.L. Peridot&nbsp;</b></span>was released by <i>Kyanite Publishing</i> on 13 September.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1549768188l/43903656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="312" height="400" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1549768188l/43903656.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>A steamy, friends-to-lovers office romance on a pre-AI space station.</i></b><br /><br />Celeste is a talented engineer who doesn’t realise her job’s going nowhere fast. She’s a little naïve. She’ll cut code and solder cables forever as long as Owen’s around. Owen, on the other hand, knows exactly how badly things suck—he just doesn’t care. Sure, his skills aren’t what they used to be, but they’re still better than what Halcyon Aries deserves.<br /><br />Then it happens. The company’s toxic management team finally cross the line. As both techies race to upgrade the station, to free the team from their oppressive contracts, they come to learn that life—and love—can only ever be what you make it.<br /><br />Strap in for a steamy office romance in space, because sometimes It Starts With a Kiss!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W95FGVH/">Amazon</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/it-starts-with-a-kiss-jl-peridot/1132882959">B&amp;N</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/it-starts-with-a-kiss-1">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://kyanitepublishing.com/product/it-starts-with-a-kiss/">Kyanite Publishing</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Wrath</b></span>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lana Pecherczyk</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Deadly Seven</b>) was released&nbsp; on 3 September.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564816639l/47509950._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564816639l/47509950._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Betrayed. Alone. Angry.</i></b><br /><br />After his ex-fiancée savagely slit his throat, the fallen hero Wyatt Lazarus lost his voice, his career and his trust in women. She betrayed him in the vilest of ways, and he failed to see it coming. Now alone and ashamed, the unquenchable influence of his sin fuels his anger. Instead of redeeming sinners—he ends them. Wrath becomes his identity until a brutal mistake throws him into the path of a cheeky yoga instructor in need of a savior.<br /><br />Misha Minski believes in karma, but after years of suffering blackmail from an old acquaintance, it’s hard to stay strong. Soon her number is up. Rather than spend her last days wallowing in self pity, she’s determined to enjoy one last night of pleasure with her new mysterious protector, but instead, finds something much more—a future.<br /><br />But when the evil Syndicate join forces with Misha’s psychopathic blackmailer, Wyatt must push through his bitterness and reunite with his heroic family, or the woman who gave him back his voice will be lost to him forever.<br /><br /><a href="http://lanapecherczyk.com/wrath-cover-reveal-pre-order" target="_blank">Read Excerpt on Lana's blog</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2Ti6E6d" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VWVXSMZ" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Game of Gods Box Set&nbsp;</b></span>by<span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Lana Pecherczyk</b></span>&nbsp;</span>was released on 7 April.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0N3MX5FBBu4/XZLbe5mk7bI/AAAAAAAAPXg/Hcsj1iPAmskzpAMOLnsR6B-KimBHIV6EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Game-of-Gods-Box-Set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1015" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0N3MX5FBBu4/XZLbe5mk7bI/AAAAAAAAPXg/Hcsj1iPAmskzpAMOLnsR6B-KimBHIV6EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Game-of-Gods-Box-Set.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><i>What if gods are real? What if they download their souls into human bodies to play a brutal game for evolution... what if you discover you are one of them?</i></b><br /><br />1. Soul Thing<br />Body snatching witches are real, and there’s one after for Roo and her family.<br /><br />2. The Devil Inside<br />A special bonus book from the point of view of the two leading men in Roo’s life. The tortured hunter, and the fun loving god of the in between.<br /><br />3. Playing God<br />She ate the soul of an evil witch to save her mentor, but at what cost?<br /><br />4. Game Over<br />A supernatural war looms, and she is the key to unlocking it—and stopping it.<br /><br />A lost temple in the Amazon, a medieval castle in Budapest, and a summer beach in southern Australia. The Game of Gods, will take you around the world on a whirlwind adventure full of kickass heroines, fiery romance, and supernatural thrills. With a perfect dose of sci-fi, fantasy and mythology, this is not for young readers.<br /><br /><br /><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QGQ5RV3" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07QGQ5RV3" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Wicked Wings</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Keri Arthur&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 5,&nbsp;<b>Lizzie Grace)</b>&nbsp;was released on 8 October.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544976294l/43247587._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544976294l/43247587._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>In a reservation where magic has been unrestrained for entirely too long, there is no rest from the wicked…</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After dealing with the fallout of a shape-shifting, fire-throwing demon, Lizzie, Belle, and Aiden are hoping the reservation will finally catch a break from the constant influx of evil. Those hopes are quickly dashed when Lizzie comes across the scent of evil and tracks it back to the clean-picked bones of a man.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As it quickly becomes obvious that this is not a one-off situation and there’s now a demon with a taste for human flesh on the reservation, another problem arises in the form of a White Lady—a ghost not only seeking bloody revenge, but demanding Belle’s assistance to get it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And she won’t take no for an answer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But the greatest threat of all might be the witch who is a magical bloodhound. A witch who’s been sent to the reservation to by one Clayton Marlowe…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lizzie’s husband.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VR6596W" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VR6596W" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/wicked-wings/id1474444069" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wicked-wings-keri-arthur/1132701821" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wicked-wings-1" target="_blank">Kobo</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br style="font-family: times; text-align: left;" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nightworld Academy: Term Three</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow</span></span></b>&nbsp;(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Nightworld Academy</b>) was released on 15 September.</div><br /><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561131480l/46377809._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561131480l/46377809._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I’m the only witch at the academy who can wield a rare magic. Should I trust the man who can teach me to unlock my powers?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Term Three is the third book in the Nightworld Academy series. Term One and Term Two must be read first.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nightworld Academy is an upper YA/NA series of magic academy books set in the UK.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T6DTSWP" target="_blank">Amazon US&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07T6DTSWP" target="_blank">Amazon Aus&nbsp;</a>|</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Lucifer's Lockdown&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">TJ Nichols</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>was released by <i>Dreamspinner Press </i>on 11 October.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561364515l/45276219._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561364515l/45276219._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>To save his soul, he’ll have to fix his one regret—the love that got away.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The summer between the end of school and the start of what came next was full of sun, surf, and sex. For Will McLeod, that meant Tom, his first male lover. He knew the romance had an expiration date and would end when Tom joined the Army, but that didn’t stop Will from falling in love.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tired of being looked down upon for being poor, Will became a lawyer—but not just any lawyer. He litigates for the gods as they gamble with the lives of those desperate enough to make deals. His job is to make sure they don’t slip free. He has more money than he knows what to do with, but he’s fast running out of soul.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Twenty-five years haven’t dimmed the candle Will holds for Tom, and when they meet again, he has a chance to put things right. Back then, Tom wasn’t ready to fight for them. Now the decorated soldier is willing to get his hands dirty, but will he be a match for the forces trying to keep them apart?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available at:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://books2read.com/LucifersLit?fbclid=IwAR2NmKK6rtUnY5___cINold5_3rILRN1zMK829JDqcGfnYi10cnkx0kC26k" target="_blank">Book2Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/lucifers-litigator-by-tj-nichols-10820-b" target="_blank">Dreamspinner Press</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nightworld Academy: Term Two</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow</span></span></b>&nbsp;(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Nightworld Academy</b>) is now available in audio format.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p3EjThFuF9Q/XZH6z9mBtCI/AAAAAAAAPXA/u0NnAd8mYqEKe7n1PziBr4mRDLbPsTAZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nightword2audio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1180" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p3EjThFuF9Q/XZH6z9mBtCI/AAAAAAAAPXA/u0NnAd8mYqEKe7n1PziBr4mRDLbPsTAZACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/nightword2audio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><div><i><b>I'm the only witch at the academy who can wield a rare magic. But should I trust the man who can teach me to unlock my powers?</b></i></div><div><br /></div><div>The events on Halloween taught me a lesson - I'm not human and the supernatural world lives by different rules. Now I'm back at the academy determined to work hard, develop my magic skills, and save lives.</div><div><br /></div><div>I met my aunt who showed me that life as a future-sighted witch has greater challenges than I realized. Especially for me, because we've discovered I've more abilities than anybody expected.</div><div><br /></div><div>The new guys in my life face problems, too. Jamie is using dangerous magic to protect himself. Ash is struggling to control how dangerous he is to others. And Andrei's life is under threat as a result of Halloween. Can Tobias help...or will he report us for breaking rules?</div><div><br /></div><div>The hunters who survived the attack are looking for revenge, and the Dominion is moving closer to the academy. Add in the pressure of working with Katherine and Amelia on the Winter Ball committee, and I'll be lucky to reach the end of term in one piece.</div><div><br /></div><div>Nightworld Academy: Term Two is the second in this upper young adult/new adult series of magic academy books. The main characters are 18 or older, and this is a slow burn reverse harem story.</div><br /></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Available from:<br /><a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Nightworld-Academy-Term-Two-Audiobook/B07W9LFCY2" target="_blank">Audible</a></b></div></div></div></div><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br style="font-family: times;" /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></b><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b></div></div></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Her Outback Paradise </span></b>by <b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">Annie Seaton</span> </span></b>(Book 4, Second Chance Bay) was released on 26 September.</div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560071408l/46220809._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560071408l/46220809._SY475_.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div>Matt McDougal looks after the business: takes the bookings, runs the store and looks after the finances… because he gets seasick on the family boats. Nurse Sara Sweeney comes back to her home town because it’s hard to get a doctor in remote areas like Second Chance Bay. Matt and Sara grew up together, and when a new female doctor arrives in town, Sara thinks Matt would be perfect for her broken-hearted friend. But Matt has other ideas...can he convince Sara she is the right woman for him?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.annieseaton.net/second-chance-bay-series.html">Buy links</a> on Annie's website</b></div><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div><div><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Locked Down </span></b>by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Jess Anastasi</span></b> (Book 2, <b>Texas Heroes</b>) was released by <i>Dreamspinner Press</i> on 15 October.<br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nILwgDSDA6s/XUmStVoveII/AAAAAAAAPH4/BIhku9P--DIXFY4dnFqMpJMAjBlQIm4TACLcBGAs/s1600/locked-down.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nILwgDSDA6s/XUmStVoveII/AAAAAAAAPH4/BIhku9P--DIXFY4dnFqMpJMAjBlQIm4TACLcBGAs/s400/locked-down.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div></div><b><i>A charming, confident FBI analyst gets more than the fling he bargained for when his lover lands smack in the middle of his investigation.</i></b><br />Gabe Lopez travels to Everness, Texas, to investigate and profile a dangerous group of white supremacists living on the outskirts of the small town. As far as he’s concerned, the assignment can’t end soon enough. When he stops to help Matt York with a flat tire, he anticipates a sexy distraction—nothing more. But Matt has a knack for getting himself into trouble, and soon Gabe is torn between protecting Matt and doing his job.<br /><br />Matt left a successful life and business back in San Francisco to fulfill a promise to his aunt: find his runaway cousin and bring him home. But Tommy is on a dangerous path, and someone is trying to scare Matt off—or worse.<br /><br />When the situation escalates, Matt turns to Gabe, who doesn’t like mixing business and pleasure. But in Everness, the secrets are buried deep, and like it or not, Matt is at risk of being buried right alongside them.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/locked-down-by-jess-anastasi-10828-b">Dreamspinner Press</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Locked-Down-Texas-Heroes-Book-ebook/dp/B07WKG6R4S">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Locked-Down-Texas-Heroes-Book-ebook/dp/B07WKG6R4S">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/locked-down-jess-anastasi/1132090853">B&amp;N</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/mt/book/locked-down/id1469169292">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/locked-down-5">Kobo</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/locked-down-jess-anastasi/book/9781641081559.html">Booktopia</a> |&nbsp;</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Highest Bid&nbsp;</b></span>by<span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Mel Teshco</b></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Bachelor Brothers of Sydney</b>) was released by&nbsp;<i>Tule Publishing</i>&nbsp;on 26 August.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560567025l/46291977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560567025l/46291977.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><b><i>An unapologetic player and a reserved wallflower… one night would never be enough.</i></b><br /><br />Galan Black carries a burden he can’t share with anyone, least of all his two brothers. Not even after the blood, sweat and tears it took for them to open and make the Black Pearl Nightclub a raging success. He’s just glad his secret doesn’t haunt him half as much in the arms of the eager women he takes to bed.<br /><br />Yet he can’t stop thinking about the plain Jane bartender and waitress, who he impulsively hired against his better judgement. Then she steps half-naked onto the stage for the club’s once-yearly charity auction, and he can’t keep his bidding paddle down, or his eyes off her. He’ll have her for the night, and get her out of his system once and for all.<br /><br />Layla doesn’t trust men, yet her infatuation with the eldest Black brother is getting beyond a joke. She needs to experience a night in his bedroom, and get over her silly fixation. But then one night becomes two, with the heat between them showing no signs of cooling. Until Layla’s trust is put to the ultimate test and dirty little secrets are exposed.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2JWb9Bl">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/2KsGnPS">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://apple.co/2KcGr4K">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/highest-bid">Kobo</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/2WdHQvR">B&amp;N</a> |</b></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Samhain Secrets</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b> (Book 4, <b>Pagan Pleasures</b>) was released on 17 September.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ILQz7Q2LtYQ/XUmpmcPdXeI/AAAAAAAAPIk/lUcpVVMpIA4K3Rmm-KhhMM89C2xTwUlNwCLcBGAs/s1600/samhainsecrets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="312" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ILQz7Q2LtYQ/XUmpmcPdXeI/AAAAAAAAPIk/lUcpVVMpIA4K3Rmm-KhhMM89C2xTwUlNwCLcBGAs/s400/samhainsecrets.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Serilda has a secret, one she’s working hard to keep her new friends from finding out. She’s moved to Warradale along the coast from Melbourne to work as a medium at Crystal Sands, telling people she wanted a change of scenery, a more beach lifestyle. But that wasn’t the reason at all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Darus never thought that going to see a medium would change his life considerably. Before seeing Serilda, his life was on track, his electrical business was doing well, and he was starting to think about settling down. Then she turned his life upside down.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Serilda finds herself attracted to Darus, but with what she’s told him and her secret, can they really have a long term relationship?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Samhain is a time to know thy self. This is true for Serilda as she tries to find the strength to show her true self to her new friends, and more importantly to Darus, the man she’s falling in love with.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Secrets are revealed. Will they help or hinder the chance of Serilda and Darus falling in love?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07V7TCFHS">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07V7TCFHS">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></b><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></b><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Yule Yearnings</span></b> by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Lilliana Rose&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 5, <b>Pagan Pleasures</b>) was released on 8 October.</div><div><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-492D12tj7hY/XZL6MKXOXvI/AAAAAAAAPYY/0iQxjyKaTiETti_UfljjSm4rf3vi4_x9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/yuleearnings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="312" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-492D12tj7hY/XZL6MKXOXvI/AAAAAAAAPYY/0iQxjyKaTiETti_UfljjSm4rf3vi4_x9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/yuleearnings.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">White witch, Zamara, is a Seer in the Magiks. Working as a psychic at Crystal Sands since it opened, she’s been busy with clients wanting to know their future prospects. What frustrates her is that while she can see other people’s future, she can’t see her own. With Yule approaching, she yearns to have a love in her life and to share this time in a relationship, instead of being single for another year. What’s stopping her from seeing the potential love that unexpectedly comes into her life?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kaito is the new pharmacist in Warradale, a small town along the coast from Melbourne. He’d opted for a coastal change from city life, to escape from a needy ex who was intent on entrapping him into marriage. Moving to the coastal town was his way of ensuring he kept with his own life plan of career first, then marriage and a family later. He doesn’t believe in destiny or fate, but free will. Life at the coastal town isn’t what he’d expected, but it could be just the right prescription for the future his heart really desires.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kaito isn’t the only new face in town. There’s a dark storm coming, a past catching up with one of the white witches. Can the white witches face this together? Or will the past close Crystal Sands once and for all?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yule-Yearnings-Pagan-Pleasures-Book-ebook/dp/B07WSC7T38">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Yule-Yearnings-Pagan-Pleasures-Book-ebook/dp/B07WSC7T38">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></b><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>The Anwyn series&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Shona Husk&nbsp;</b></span>has been re-released.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6mKnCTMxBN8/XZLwslC9faI/AAAAAAAAPX0/H0J4-flhf4gJqWrZWF1ty6Z_HdbF276EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/anwyn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6mKnCTMxBN8/XZLwslC9faI/AAAAAAAAPX0/H0J4-flhf4gJqWrZWF1ty6Z_HdbF276EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/anwyn.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br />Paranormal romance series set around the fairy court of Annwyn.<br /><br />The first book in the series, <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Outcast Prince</span></b> is free in ebook format.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><b><a href="http://www.shonahusk.com/paranormal-romance/court-of-annwyn/" target="_blank">Buy links</a> available from Shona's website.&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b></div><b></b></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Finding Love</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Maggie Mundy</span></b> (Book 1, <b>The Connor Clan</b>) was released on 29 August.<br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDBizkHfWH0/XUmke8QgRuI/AAAAAAAAPIY/fYaLHzhJ8ZYNGwggUen0L8rfBeq3lOHMwCLcBGAs/s1600/findinglove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDBizkHfWH0/XUmke8QgRuI/AAAAAAAAPIY/fYaLHzhJ8ZYNGwggUen0L8rfBeq3lOHMwCLcBGAs/s400/findinglove.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>The Connor Clan of Portland Oregon look after their own, so when Evie’s husband is killed, they rallied around her.</i></b></div><br />Ten years later, she has provided for her daughter, but love has alluded her.<br /><br />Luke’s on the run in an attempt to protect his sister. The last thing on his mind is to fall for someone. One-night stands are always a better option.<br /><br />That is until he meets Evie, and her daughter, Matilda. He weaves his way into their hearts as they weave theirs into his. Even the Connor Clan trust him.<br /><br />When his past finally catches up with him, all could be lost.<br /><br />Can he save his sister and Evie before it’s too late?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Love-Connor-Clan-Book-ebook/dp/B07VMM8MX3">Amazon US </a>| <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Finding-Love-Connor-Clan-Book-ebook/dp/B07VMM8MX3">Amazon Aus </a>|</b></b></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Reborn Love</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Maggie Mundy</span></b> (Book 2, <b>The Connor Clan</b>) was released on 29 August.</div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dX87iTKRyXw/XZL-nMXBEMI/AAAAAAAAPY4/kDxtMuYwd6kQawrN047qeuxsUxur6YAXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/rebornlove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dX87iTKRyXw/XZL-nMXBEMI/AAAAAAAAPY4/kDxtMuYwd6kQawrN047qeuxsUxur6YAXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/rebornlove.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>The Connor Clan of Portland Oregon look after their own, so when Steve gets sick his family support him. He thought he had time for love and a family in the future, now he is not so sure.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tessa has given up on love after being fooled one too many times. She would still love to have a family. Maybe a solution would be to have a child with a friend.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Steve and Tessa have an arrangement, but nothing is ever that simple. Love can get in the way and the decisions they both made in the past are catching up with them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reborn-Love-Connor-Clan-Book-ebook/dp/B07WQKJZNC">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Reborn-Love-Connor-Clan-Book-ebook/dp/B07WQKJZNC">Amazon Aus</a> |&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div></div><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Free to Love </span></b>by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Maggie Mundy</span></b> (Book 0, <b>The Connor Clan</b>) was released on 17 August.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0imG97L3Jn0/XZL_Dnfa-iI/AAAAAAAAPZA/6J0MRNsM7ikh8hm_jcxpvLP5ZHjqI0v4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/freetolove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0imG97L3Jn0/XZL_Dnfa-iI/AAAAAAAAPZA/6J0MRNsM7ikh8hm_jcxpvLP5ZHjqI0v4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/freetolove.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div><b><i>Free to Love is a short story of the grandparents of the Connor Clan.</i></b><br /><br />Travel through the generations, and find out how their grandchildren discover new love and rekindle old ones.<br /><br />When eighteen-year-old Marie and her brothers came to America to live with their aunt, they thought their prayers had been answered. Instead, they found themselves at the hands of an aggressive uncle when their aunt dies. The situation becomes worse by the day, and Marie decides take her brothers and leave. With nowhere to go and in a stolen car they hope their luck will hold out.<br /><br />Robert Connor is a widow with small child. He had love once and doesn’t believe he will find it again. That is until he stumbles across a young woman with two boys. His life is about to change forever.<br /><br />Finding Love will be coming soon with the story of Marie and Robert’s granddaughter, Evie, and her love for a diamond in the rough, Luke.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Currently Free!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Free-Love-Connor-Clan-Prequel-ebook/dp/B07WQNPNZL">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Free-Love-Connor-Clan-Prequel-ebook/dp/B07WQNPNZL">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Whisper in the Night</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">D.K. Hood</span></b> (Book 6, Detectives Kane &amp; Alton) was released by <i>Bookatoure</i> on 20 June.<br /><div style="font-family: Times;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1553712701l/44643224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="312" height="400" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1553712701l/44643224.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><i>She opens her eyes and struggles to make out the dark room around her. One thing she knows instantly – her wrists are bound and she’s tied to a chair, unable to move. As she screams for help, she hears footsteps outside. He’s coming…</i></b><br /><br />Fifteen-year-old Lindy Rosen has been having nightmares for weeks, waking in a panic, screaming that there’s a man in her room watching her sleep. Her parents assumed it was her overactive imagination, but when one morning they find Lindy missing from her bedroom, they’re not so sure. Detective Jenna Alton is called in to investigate.<br /><br />Within hours of the schoolgirl going missing, the kidnapper reaches out to Jenna with a video of Lindy bound and tied to a chair, crying to be set free. And a simple message – you’ve got 24 hours to find her or I kill her.<br /><br />Jenna’s team work around the clock to try to find Lindy before the deadline, but time runs out, and Jenna receives a devastating message. The killer has made good on his promise. He’s playing a dangerous game. And no one knows what his next move will be.<br /><br />But just two days later, one of Lindy’s school friends is taken in the middle of the night and the countdown begins again.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q1DXRJF">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07Q1DXRJF">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/whisper-in-the-night/id1457320817?mt=11">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/whisper-in-the-night">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/D_K_Hood_Whisper_in_the_Night?id=fyKODwAAQBAJ">Google Play</a> |&nbsp;</b></b></div><b></b><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Witch Born</span>&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow&nbsp;</span></span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Ravenhold Supernatural Reform Academy</b>) is expected for release on 29 November 2019.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GnFuTY9Fp1k/XZH37KkYYKI/AAAAAAAAPWo/qrNlDTgB_Akvht8MknwxeD84W7Hb-AnFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/witchborn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GnFuTY9Fp1k/XZH37KkYYKI/AAAAAAAAPWo/qrNlDTgB_Akvht8MknwxeD84W7Hb-AnFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/witchborn.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>I'm a hybrid witch born with the forbidden ability to wield all schools of magic. My family successfully hid me for years, but last week I accidentally raised the dead and revealed my illegal gifts. Now I'm facing time at Ravenhold supernatural reform academy.</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ravenhold detains dangerous juvenile offenders on a remote island until they're rehabilitated. All teens at the paranormal academy either possess forbidden powers from dark bloodlines or have used illegal magic. Ruthless hybrids walk amongst the shifters, witches, and vampires. They hold control over the academy, but they won't control me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I plan to keep my head down, attend the classes, and hope for an early release from this supernatural prison. Until I meet the infamous Dorian Blackwood, the vampire-witch hybrid born with unparalleled supernatural abilities. Few people dare confront the cruel and charming savage, but Dorian's powers won't work on me--and his charm definitely won't.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dorian may rule the academy's halls, but others challenge him. There's his main rival, Zeke, a shifter hybrid whose laidback manner hides a vicious streak. Ethan, the dragon shifter with elemental witch powers who's reserved but volatile. I'm the new hybrid at Ravenhold, and I intend to bring the ruthless Dorian to his knees.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ravenhold places the four of us onto a new rehabilitation program. The academy tells us the program is a fast-track to release, but I'm not so sure. Something sinister is happening, and I no longer believe the hybrids are the most dangerous thing inside Ravenhold.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Will we be forced to unite to survive?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Witch Born is the first book in the Ravenhold series from USA Today bestselling author LJ Swallow. The stories are set in a supernatural reform academy with deliciously dangerous guys, a badass heroine who won't bow to anyone. Ravenhold is a slow burn, enemies to lovers reverse harem romance.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X7M9Z68" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07X7M9Z68" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div></div></div></div></div></div><b></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nightworld Academy: Term Four</span>&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow&nbsp;</span></span></b>&nbsp;(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Nightworld Academy</b>) is expected for release on 5 February 2020.<br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2uBhpbKg0sc/XZH5Vc6j99I/AAAAAAAAPW0/5gALcwa_50Y71jyGlfx8akMPO3i1KER0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/term4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2uBhpbKg0sc/XZH5Vc6j99I/AAAAAAAAPW0/5gALcwa_50Y71jyGlfx8akMPO3i1KER0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/term4.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>I’m back at the Nightworld Academy and this term I have three aims:<br />To control my powers. To stop the Dominion. To save the academy.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nightworld-Academy-Term-LJ-Swallow-ebook/dp/B07XPBJK63" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Nightworld-Academy-Term-LJ-Swallow-ebook/dp/B07XPBJK63" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>A Summer of Smoke and Sin&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">TJ Nichols</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>was released by&nbsp;<i>Dreamspinner Press&nbsp;</i>on 11 October.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(No cover available yet)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><i><b>To stop a serial killer a detective will need to explore his own vices…</b></i><br /><br />Nathanial Bayard wants nothing more than to find the nobleman creating snuff pornography. If he fails, his career in the recently formed nobility taskforce will be over and as the youngest son he’ll be forced to obey his father and join the church. But a life of celibacy doesn’t appeal. Nathanial has never even kissed another man, fearing for his soul and his reputation.<br /><br />Jericho Fulbright has never lived a wholesome life. After behavior unbecoming he was discharged from the army and sent home in disgrace. His inventor and nouveau riche father refused to have anything to do with him, so Jericho turned to what he knew best: opium, gambling and sex.<br /><br />As the owner of the Jericho Rose, a club for gentlemen who like men, he enjoys a certain notoriety. Some would say he has a golden tongue, but the truth is a succubus lives within him feeding on souls. Once he needed her help, now she is a burden that keeps him from getting close to anyone.<br /><br />After the unfortunate death of a young noble man in Jericho’s bed, Nathanial is sent to investigate. He is scandalized and intrigued by Jericho, but soon realizes that Jericho could be exactly who he needs to help break the snuff case. Together they are drawn into a web of lies that will result in Jericho facing prison unless Nathanial can unmask the real creator of the snuff, a man with rank and privileges that reaches almost to the King.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Smoke-Sin-TJ-Nichols-ebook/dp/B07Y831T2F/" target="_blank">Amazon US </a>| <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Summer-Smoke-Sin-TJ-Nichols-ebook/dp/B07Y831T2F/" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://blogspot.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aa5b21d0145e0061a686277d4&amp;id=cc46ca3f24&amp;e=0475ba1c1c" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://blogspot.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aa5b21d0145e0061a686277d4&amp;id=d320637bab&amp;e=0475ba1c1c" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://blogspot.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aa5b21d0145e0061a686277d4&amp;id=6c8007558b&amp;e=0475ba1c1c" target="_blank">Kobo</a> |&nbsp;</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Greed and Other Dangers&nbsp;</b></span></span>by<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">TJ Nichols</b></span></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2, <b>Mytho</b>)<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span>will be released by&nbsp;<i>Dreamspinner Press&nbsp;</i>on 4 December.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPIme1kaDsU/XZLYXO0KEmI/AAAAAAAAPXU/26Dt33wcTBwb_4qijPfWgiCOMemJlRZIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/greed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPIme1kaDsU/XZLYXO0KEmI/AAAAAAAAPXU/26Dt33wcTBwb_4qijPfWgiCOMemJlRZIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/greed.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br />Dragon shifter Edra has always lived to serve and protect—in ages past, as a knight, and in the modern world as a mytho liaison to the San Francisco PD. Behind the scenes he safeguards the mythos community from scandal—and further human hatred. When the eggs of a rare greater dragon are stolen, Edra must find and return them before the mother razes the city.<br /><br />Edra’s partner, Jordan, has just been promoted, and he’s on the trail of several stolen mythos artifacts. Together, they track the eggs to a colony of mermaids living in the bay near Alcatraz Island.<br /><br />But trying to separate a mermaid from her treasure is asking for trouble.<br /><br />As Edra and Jordan grow closer, they test the bounds of human-mythos relationships. But Jordan isn’t ready to mate for life, and Edra won’t pretend to be human for Jordan’s friends. With the hills on fire and a storm brewing in the bay—and in their bed—something’s got to give.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-order from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/greed-and-other-dangers-by-tj-nichols-11318-b" target="_blank">Dreamspinner Press</a></b></div><div><br /></div></div></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></b><br /><div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Stolen</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Shona Husk</span></b> (Book 4, <b>Coven of the Raven</b>) is due for release on 25 October.</div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1530774839l/40723452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1530774839l/40723452.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cosima and her brother, Anthony, have been trading magical objects and making a killing. Right up until their latest treasure kills Anthony. With a curse now on her tail she goes to the one person she knows can help.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sawyer Jones, is a thief and property acquirer for a price. He can strip the magic from objects and use it himself for a time. He never expected to see Cosima Delaney again. Last time they spoke she broke his nose and stole the sword he’d been casing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There isn’t enough money in the world to convince Sawyer to take this case…but making Cosima pay for denting his pride and taking his hard-won prize, now that is almost worth the trouble this will bring.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><br /><b>Pre-Order from:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Coven-Raven-Book-4-ebook/dp/B07YBGNGBX">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Stolen-Coven-Raven-Book-4-ebook/dp/B07YBGNGBX">Amazon Aus</a> |</b><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></b><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Enchanted Dreams</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Eleni Konstantine</span></b>&nbsp;(speculative fiction short story collection) is due for release on 4 October and is on sale at the promo price of 99c (US) until 31 October.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8kK1cg4RvY/XXtSg2mv_TI/AAAAAAAAPUA/AVnV5jt5eKcxdpy0FkWUkubtJnWfpi0xACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/ED-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8kK1cg4RvY/XXtSg2mv_TI/AAAAAAAAPUA/AVnV5jt5eKcxdpy0FkWUkubtJnWfpi0xACPcBGAYYCw/s400/ED-s.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Be transported to fantastical worlds in this collection of nineteen speculative fiction shorts of previously published works and new stories.&nbsp; From wizards to magic mirrors, dragons to ghosts, minions to goddesses, space ships to diamond slippers, there's an enchanting tale right for you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mqDBNe" target="_blank">Pre-order links</a> at Books2Read.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Shivers</span></b> <i>(2019 anthology by the Rockingham Writers Centre</i>) will contain two short stories by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">D.D. Line</span></b> will be released 31st October.</div><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O-U8xCdYIVI/XZLzDjnTn2I/AAAAAAAAPYA/BhxViiiXcMkAsMoOjEuMZy4dKPidjexzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/shivers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="742" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O-U8xCdYIVI/XZLzDjnTn2I/AAAAAAAAPYA/BhxViiiXcMkAsMoOjEuMZy4dKPidjexzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/shivers.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><br /><b>Will be available from: <br /><a href="https://rockinghamwriterscentre.org.au/anthologies/">Rockingham Writers Centre</a></b><br /><br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></b><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b></div></div></div><i><b><br /></b></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Her Outback Paradise&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">Annie Seaton</span>&nbsp;</span></b>(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Second Chance Bay</b>) is expected for release on 10 February 2020.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUvRtj6Lnyk/XZH7zMKPyCI/AAAAAAAAPXI/BxTTU2m4g-gj4IMr1-7LrU6shs762GZBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/pippa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUvRtj6Lnyk/XZH7zMKPyCI/AAAAAAAAPXI/BxTTU2m4g-gj4IMr1-7LrU6shs762GZBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/pippa.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><i>From best selling author, Annie Seaton, a beautiful story of female friendships, and the unbreakable bond that sees friends stay together through the ups and downs of life</i>.<br /><br />When Pippa Carmichael inherits a house on a deserted tropical island, it couldn’t have come at a better time for her. Life’s been tough lately; she’s lost her job, her apartment and her boyfriend and it’s time for Pippa to make a new start. With three friends, she heads off to Pentecost Island to investigate her inheritance and is delighted to find there is only one other resident on the island.<br />Author, Rafe Renella, is not impressed when a boatload of women turns up on his island, interrupting his peaceful writing existence. He is less impressed when he meets Pippa, the sassy new owner of Ma Carmichael’s sprawling house.<br /><br />Can these two live in harmony on the same small island or will one of them have to leave?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pippa-Pentecost-Island-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07XD7JV7F" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Pippa-Pentecost-Island-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07XD7JV7F" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Close to the Truth&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Shona Husk</b></span>&nbsp; is expected to be released on 4 January 2020.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cg4Is_rhs1w/XZLv7mk-gII/AAAAAAAAPXs/hyzjKOy2k2k7TtObJ_9CqMrtRdyo_r9xQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Close-to-the-truth-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cg4Is_rhs1w/XZLv7mk-gII/AAAAAAAAPXs/hyzjKOy2k2k7TtObJ_9CqMrtRdyo_r9xQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Close-to-the-truth-sm.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Is the truth worth dying for?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">TV biologist, Jasmine Heydon, escaped Bitterwood once. She was 16 and run out of town by the cops for the crime of being born on the wrong side of the tracks. Ten years later, she’s changed a lot but Bitterwood hasn’t. The town’s only claim to fame is the legend of the River Man, a murderous creature who first killed a century ago. Back in town to film a show about the River Man, Jasmine plans to put the mystery to rest once and for all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bitterwood’s favourite son, Gil Easton, has never forgotten Jasmine, and he’s never forgiven his father, the chief of police, for running her off. But now Jasmine is back, stirring things up. This time, Gil is determined to stand by her even when the locals want her silenced.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As Gil works to unearth the truth, Jasmine tries to understand her own childhood sighting of the monster. As the threats escalate, the search for the truth grows dangerous … because the River Man is killing again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.shonahusk.com/romantic-suspense/" target="_blank">Pre-Order links</a>&nbsp;available from Shona's website.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A Farmer's Christmas</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b> is expected to release on 5 November.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cv2B0B20leo/XZL7S0K-KyI/AAAAAAAAPYg/BU6dapwinDwFK24JE9eQ7l7HVKJizJkdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/farmerschristmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cv2B0B20leo/XZL7S0K-KyI/AAAAAAAAPYg/BU6dapwinDwFK24JE9eQ7l7HVKJizJkdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/farmerschristmas.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Continue the journey with Raven and Ben, from The Royal Show Affair by Lilliana Rose</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">City girl, Raven took a chance, the biggest in her life, and moved to Ben’s alpaca farm after the Royal Show. Nearly three months later, she’s trying to adjust to life on a farm, and living with Ben when they hardly know each other. To make the arrangement even more tricky, his mom also lives on the farm, in the same house with them. Above all, she wasn’t prepared for the feeling of isolation that comes with living on the farm.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ben is enjoying finally being in a relationship, and better still, Raven is living with him on his farm. Life couldn’t be better for him. He’s worried life on the farm might not be agreeing with her. The problem is his commitment to his farm sometimes has to come first. He always thought that once his soul mate lived with him things would be easy. It’s far from that. Will he step up to fight for what he’s always longed for?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Christmas will be different for them both this year. More than they could ever imagine with bush fires threatening their farm. Will it be too easy for Raven to return to the city and her own family? Or will she stand with Ben, and fight for a future with him?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sometimes you need to fight for what matters in your life. No matter what.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Farmers-Christmas-Lilliana-Rose-ebook/dp/B07Y2SGF8P" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Farmers-Christmas-Lilliana-Rose-ebook/dp/B07Y2SGF8P" target="_blank">Amazon Aus </a>|&nbsp;</b></div><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A Country Christmas</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lilliana Rose</span></b> is expected to release on 19 November.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sJRKO336lkY/XZL8RvHkf7I/AAAAAAAAPYs/metDlzg3opw-DFIBiBCP80Wvg5_4BBmRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/countrychristmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sJRKO336lkY/XZL8RvHkf7I/AAAAAAAAPYs/metDlzg3opw-DFIBiBCP80Wvg5_4BBmRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/countrychristmas.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Continue the journey with Zoe and Max from Best in Show by Lilliana Rose</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Zoe is finding life on the farm with Max harder than she’d imagined. Can she make this the country Christmas that will keep them together?</div><br /><br /><b>Pre-Order from:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Country-Christmas-Lilliana-Rose-ebook/dp/B07Y2RYJN2">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Country-Christmas-Lilliana-Rose-ebook/dp/B07Y2RYJN2">Amazon Aus</a> | </b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Break The Silence</span></b> by <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">D.K. Hood</span></b> (Book 7, <b>Detectives Kane &amp; Alton</b>) is expected to be released by <i>Bookatoure</i> on 4 November.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7iRAU4ecWZQ/XZMA4CfOXVI/AAAAAAAAPZM/vDMXnofSqww7LCXZcZ-HWxlp04IDOEDGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/breakthesilecne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7iRAU4ecWZQ/XZMA4CfOXVI/AAAAAAAAPZM/vDMXnofSqww7LCXZcZ-HWxlp04IDOEDGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/breakthesilecne.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Her head throbbed as she stumbles up the stairs. Music vibrating and the sound of partygoers fill her head as she walks into one of the dark, empty rooms. As she sits on the bed, she hears the unmistakable sound of the door locking behind her. She is not alone.</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The body of college student Chrissie Lowe lies curled into a ball – long red cuts along her arms suggesting how she had met her death. Detective Jenna Alton is called in to investigate.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Purplish bruising on Chrissie’s upper arms and thighs make Jenna believe there is more to Chrissie’s death than others suspected, and she soon finds herself following the trail of the student’s last few moments, leading her to the scene of a party that had ended just hours before Chrissie’s body was found.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When Jenna hears reports that Chrissie was seen going into the bedroom of a college football star, she knows that finding out what went on behind that closed door could be the key to finding out how Chrissie ended up dead. But then another partygoer dies in an apparent accident at the campus gym just hours later, and Jenna is convinced the deaths are connected.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Facing a wall of silence from the student population, Jenna has to act fast to find the killer, but soon another student is found dead on the campus. As Jenna sends in one of her deputies undercover, she prays that she hasn’t just sealed his fate. Can she find the killer before any more lives are taken?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W4RDMKW">Amazon US </a>| <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07W4RDMKW">Amazon Aus</a> | <a href="https://apple.co/2GRyalV?fbclid=IwAR1_i2cBTCW3LKaPotlFB_-cz9bdNkBQ7eSFZxTtwCPdXPjh5nAjXZDsnXk">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/break-the-silence-1?fbclid=IwAR2b04LyU3YfSI8OYpkMKOFD5TqHgHRWdizCvlwEsXOaTs-clcyNcW8mbxU">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/D_K_Hood_Break_the_Silence">Google Play</a> |&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>SALES</b></span><br /><b><br /></b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1mdRJ9iGwyE/XZL2XN7naHI/AAAAAAAAPYM/I8-LkBFiH6wB5CtdZ7KmCOrcfcP0Fu-yACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/gumult.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1mdRJ9iGwyE/XZL2XN7naHI/AAAAAAAAPYM/I8-LkBFiH6wB5CtdZ7KmCOrcfcP0Fu-yACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/gumult.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">D.D. Line</span> </b>has signed with <b>Gumnut Press.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>See <a href="https://www.gumnutpress.com/dannielle-line">D.D.'s page </a>on their website.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b></div><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-16349491780867048512019-09-12T15:54:00.000+10:002019-09-13T18:55:38.006+10:00Magic Thursday: The Nuts & Bolts of Designing a Book Cover! (Part 5: The Final Design)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />by Helzkat Designs&nbsp;</span></i></b><br /><i>(aka Eleni Konstantine)</i><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><i></i><br /><div><i>This is my sixth blog post on the topic of cover design.</i></div><i></i><br />In the post,&nbsp;<a href="https://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2018/01/magic-thursday-you-cant-judge-book-by.html">You can't judge a book by its cover, right? Umm, Wrong</a>, I discussed familiarising oneself with what the market - aka your genre - is doing with covers. While you don’t want to mimic it exactly, it gives you a good idea of reader expectation.<br /><br />The second post,&nbsp;<a href="http://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2018/08/magic-thursday-nuts-bolts-of-designing.html">Magic Thursday: The Nuts &amp; Bolts of Designing a Book Cover! (Part 1: Finding Images)</a>, I discussed royalty-free stock images and how to search for images for a short story collection.<br /><br />The third post,&nbsp;<a href="http://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2019/03/magic-thursday-nuts-bolts-of-designing.html" target="_blank">Magic Thursday: The Nuts &amp; Bolts of Designing a Book Cover! (Part 2: Analysing Comprehensive Scene images</a>)&nbsp;looked at selecting and analysing images in the folders that held comprehensive scenes.<br /><br />The fourth post:&nbsp;<a href="https://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2019/04/magic-thursday-nuts-bolts-of-designing.html" target="_blank">Magic Thursday: The Nuts &amp; Bolts of Designing a Book Cover! (Part 3: Analysing Other Images)</a>, I looked at analysing images that are not comprehensive but have an aspect that can be used in the cover - this can be either for the background or other elements.<br /><br />The fifth post: <a href="https://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2019/08/magic-thursday-nuts-bolts-of-designing.html">Magic Thursday: The Nuts &amp; Bolts of Designing a Book Cover! (Part 4: The MockUps)</a>, I looked at putting together elements into actual covers.<br /><br /><br />Today we're going to look at working on the final design.<br /><br />You can change practically anything in a design - the background, the blending, the font text, the font colour, the elements...the list can go on. However I'm happy with the image of the design chosen. It needs some work with the fonts.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Design chosen</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n28yCXGCTjI/XUpvkA3HK4I/AAAAAAAAPNQ/BMIRzyxBankywz5OPX74IzMBrxlm_D0iQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n28yCXGCTjI/XUpvkA3HK4I/AAAAAAAAPNQ/BMIRzyxBankywz5OPX74IzMBrxlm_D0iQCLcBGAs/s400/ED52.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both;">This is the final mock up from the previous post and as mentioned, I had earmarked it for something else but it's the perfect image for this cover.&nbsp;</div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n28yCXGCTjI/XUpvkA3HK4I/AAAAAAAAPNU/RVS5iduM6Ho8ANNgWArW7GELPlDWxbA6wCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/ED52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n28yCXGCTjI/XUpvkA3HK4I/AAAAAAAAPNU/RVS5iduM6Ho8ANNgWArW7GELPlDWxbA6wCPcBGAYYCw/s200/ED52.jpg" width="133" /></a>As much as I like this version, the white font for the author and tagline seems to fade the smaller the image becomes. If you recall, I mentioned that making sure you design is viewable as a thumbnail is important in this day and age as that's how people who buy their ebooks would see it online especially on smaller devices.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>Now to play around with this cover... we will look at them as thumbnails but if you click on the image you will see a larger version.<br /><br /></div><div><div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Variations 1</span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zfwP8vkbUc4/XXsjdo_klpI/AAAAAAAAPRI/KSe6bJxK-nkOlS7pp1laf0kxW7z6AQ-yACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/EDA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zfwP8vkbUc4/XXsjdo_klpI/AAAAAAAAPRI/KSe6bJxK-nkOlS7pp1laf0kxW7z6AQ-yACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/EDA.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TqMaHLbxo08/XXsjz0ZKkYI/AAAAAAAAPRY/E-24_2PXkscADm0iyjz-aqV0MHkzlD3KgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TqMaHLbxo08/XXsjz0ZKkYI/AAAAAAAAPRY/E-24_2PXkscADm0iyjz-aqV0MHkzlD3KgCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-b.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />L - The red for author and tagline is better than the white but still seems to fade out.<br />R - A change to blue for author name. Still not right.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Variation 2</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5BK_ywm0JA/XXsjzudO-lI/AAAAAAAAPRU/JbsfgSwp9VgEKsWaVnSxbYr3k_5Z7o9rACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5BK_ywm0JA/XXsjzudO-lI/AAAAAAAAPRU/JbsfgSwp9VgEKsWaVnSxbYr3k_5Z7o9rACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-c.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />The font for the tagline has been enlarged. It makes it look more legible.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Variations 3</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fT97AHs4UNk/XXsjzphnuBI/AAAAAAAAPRQ/W33bAxF7LykCT-suOBW3ex5ByRfZ4gplACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fT97AHs4UNk/XXsjzphnuBI/AAAAAAAAPRQ/W33bAxF7LykCT-suOBW3ex5ByRfZ4gplACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-d.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hrqG0IH4lt0/XXsj0ua2njI/AAAAAAAAPRc/L4Ju3qHFFZssgNQjDLnpknGzLWwu2Th7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hrqG0IH4lt0/XXsj0ua2njI/AAAAAAAAPRc/L4Ju3qHFFZssgNQjDLnpknGzLWwu2Th7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-e.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />The font for both the tagline and author name have been stretched and the size is more suitable.<br /><br />L - Blue for both author and tagline. While a lovely colour especially when enlarged, it's not quite as legible when in thumbnail size.<br />R - A little darker and mostly legible.<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Variation 4</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a8XVQ2RKQ84/XXsj1M4giLI/AAAAAAAAPRg/mlBg6N2WChk7L1eLjqIbvfAgLcMm52LRACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a8XVQ2RKQ84/XXsj1M4giLI/AAAAAAAAPRg/mlBg6N2WChk7L1eLjqIbvfAgLcMm52LRACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-f.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />The red is better and there isn't as much need for shadowing because of it, especially for the tagline. The author name has some shadowing to make it stand out from the clouds a little more.<br /><br />The tagline has been moved to be under the title.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Variations 5</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_wMA8gzCNoY/XXsj1RzXP8I/AAAAAAAAPRk/ZoA5lB-PmCMkQx3H9lylrvieaRWUpSZ5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_wMA8gzCNoY/XXsj1RzXP8I/AAAAAAAAPRk/ZoA5lB-PmCMkQx3H9lylrvieaRWUpSZ5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-g.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fBdpV2RCTlo/XXsj1vTbfxI/AAAAAAAAPRo/BE4l9Mf1y8EI82r4XMDLynW6HuFFJEqRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fBdpV2RCTlo/XXsj1vTbfxI/AAAAAAAAPRo/BE4l9Mf1y8EI82r4XMDLynW6HuFFJEqRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-h.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />As much as I love the orange colour of the title, I wanted to see what other colours would look like.<br />L- I've made the shadowing to be orange so it's not too heavy.<br />R - changed to white with a red shadow making the title stand out more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Variation 6</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tk1hD4B_ak0/XXsj2AxPb9I/AAAAAAAAPRs/Gh_xHMgNK-o2T0ffwXNlKsopy-AGa0YpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-h2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tk1hD4B_ak0/XXsj2AxPb9I/AAAAAAAAPRs/Gh_xHMgNK-o2T0ffwXNlKsopy-AGa0YpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-h2.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WP_N8Ks6Ey0/XXsj2sgRHVI/AAAAAAAAPRw/g05YswMJwQQO6sMBICfAxFpUZ5LY5Y-wgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-h2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WP_N8Ks6Ey0/XXsj2sgRHVI/AAAAAAAAPRw/g05YswMJwQQO6sMBICfAxFpUZ5LY5Y-wgCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-h2a.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lPU6WfWK4hA/XXsj2stV63I/AAAAAAAAPR0/1z9qkuvfHnEN5pSflTgRXSRfL73dj2CYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-i.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lPU6WfWK4hA/XXsj2stV63I/AAAAAAAAPR0/1z9qkuvfHnEN5pSflTgRXSRfL73dj2CYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-i.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />The tagline has been moved to the original position as it did seem a little cramped. The colour doesn't stand out as much now. The title has variations of colour and style.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Variations 7</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EfmBIe7stag/XXsn0R5ekQI/AAAAAAAAPSY/ZK3oQIwKvTEKAKrSMRmxvBaPQsKzPX4gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-j.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EfmBIe7stag/XXsn0R5ekQI/AAAAAAAAPSY/ZK3oQIwKvTEKAKrSMRmxvBaPQsKzPX4gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-j.jpg" width="133" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sHmh0RmVHB0/XXsoQQtTdzI/AAAAAAAAPSg/ETQC0JBxL_41hqXXZ37njqIA1NHa_mU4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sHmh0RmVHB0/XXsoQQtTdzI/AAAAAAAAPSg/ETQC0JBxL_41hqXXZ37njqIA1NHa_mU4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-k.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />L -Shadowing the author name doesn't show up as much on the thumbnail.<br />R - A stroke around the author name makes it stand out more.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Variations 8</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gCpuBHHwKtA/XXsqeN9QN3I/AAAAAAAAPSs/YdGRBjoiAdg2tVarf0Yi9jZAWga3un-ygCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gCpuBHHwKtA/XXsqeN9QN3I/AAAAAAAAPSs/YdGRBjoiAdg2tVarf0Yi9jZAWga3un-ygCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-l.jpg" width="133" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-raHuG_8geMI/XXssdUOyxNI/AAAAAAAAPS4/RvVhEDiU_iosDIYRKqTsIW6dgvsiFNvKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-raHuG_8geMI/XXssdUOyxNI/AAAAAAAAPS4/RvVhEDiU_iosDIYRKqTsIW6dgvsiFNvKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-n.jpg" width="133" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FwcwzWU4qhE/XXstQhZIe3I/AAAAAAAAPTA/DXwHi85imxo1dPG6Gc0V0kPDRJd7I1fswCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-n2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FwcwzWU4qhE/XXstQhZIe3I/AAAAAAAAPTA/DXwHi85imxo1dPG6Gc0V0kPDRJd7I1fswCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-n2.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><br />L - A swap of positions of author and tagline.<br />R- Author name has the shadowing removed and it is legible because of its position. The tagline has a softer coloured glow around it but it is more legible.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Variation 9</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-61S5GELjj_0/XXtOkpEZbDI/AAAAAAAAPTU/d6zRIA_K3cUEYoNjhz6zuFVB6CYzR-9qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-61S5GELjj_0/XXtOkpEZbDI/AAAAAAAAPTU/d6zRIA_K3cUEYoNjhz6zuFVB6CYzR-9qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-r.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Adding filters onto the author and title. Orange palette to suit the image better. The red seems starker.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and drum roll....Final version...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8kK1cg4RvY/XXtSg2mv_TI/AAAAAAAAPT8/swYovjpnclEdayBvjQf3FiSsFEY2VQaMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8kK1cg4RvY/XXtSg2mv_TI/AAAAAAAAPT8/swYovjpnclEdayBvjQf3FiSsFEY2VQaMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/ED-s.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Played around with the layer styles a bit more and am finally happy with the cover.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8kK1cg4RvY/XXtSg2mv_TI/AAAAAAAAPT8/swYovjpnclEdayBvjQf3FiSsFEY2VQaMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ED-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8kK1cg4RvY/XXtSg2mv_TI/AAAAAAAAPT8/swYovjpnclEdayBvjQf3FiSsFEY2VQaMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/ED-s.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Round Up</span><br />I am now happy with how the cover looks in both thumbnail and larger formats, and to get that look it took changes to font colours, styles and filters. Also a change in position of fonts occurred.<br /><br />Tweaks allow the cover to be fine tuned. Each mock should either progress in the direction you want or make you realise something isn't working or not quite right. You may have to give something up you love - like the original font colour for the title - so the the design can balance and look right.<br /><br />At the end of the day by keeping in mind all that has been covered in this series - genre, audience, contents, exploration, thumbnail size, font placement, image cohesion - you should get the cover you're after even if it's not what you expected when you started out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for joining me on this look behind designing book covers.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></i></div><div><br /><br /><br />~HelzKat~<br />~~~~<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jptZo-dIaro/WlR--Ngdm-I/AAAAAAAAN-M/GG4rkWJsh-AY4UhMCwCIzgvfyNLkIE0gwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/HelzKatBanner_bubble_300.png"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jptZo-dIaro/WlR--Ngdm-I/AAAAAAAAN-M/GG4rkWJsh-AY4UhMCwCIzgvfyNLkIE0gwCPcBGAYYCw/s200/HelzKatBanner_bubble_300.png" width="200" /></a><br />HelzKat Designs (Helen Katsinis) specialises in designing for writers at affordable prices.<br /><br />She delivers the right look for each project from book covers, banners, business cards, to setting up and customising blogs and websites. She has also given talks to authors on the subject of blogging and navigating in the online world.<br /><br />She began by designing author banners for her writing persona (Eleni Konstantine) and her writing groups. After winning the 2010 Little Gems Cover Contest (Topaz), she started to specialise in designing for other writers thus combining her two worlds of design and writing.<br /><br />In 2018, she entered the world of pre-made covers. You can see available covers&nbsp;<a href="http://www.helzkatdesigns.com/p/pre-made-covers.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-42976496147487201532019-08-24T06:00:00.000+10:002019-08-24T06:00:01.106+10:00Darklight On ... RWA's Ruby Finalists<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Today's Darklight On is ... </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Ruby Finalists for&nbsp;Speculative&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);"><b>Romance</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFU0BzgQ2QQ/XVs2kuQ5-0I/AAAAAAAAAb4/pGb8EpxyRTI1Tadq2OGfi25h5QrsnZEkgCLcBGAs/s1600/Untitled%2Bdesign.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFU0BzgQ2QQ/XVs2kuQ5-0I/AAAAAAAAAb4/pGb8EpxyRTI1Tadq2OGfi25h5QrsnZEkgCLcBGAs/s400/Untitled%2Bdesign.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">We have an <span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);">amazing bunch of&nbsp;authors over at the DarkSide, all with fantastic stories&nbsp;to share with readers, but today's Darklight on is all about the finalists for RWA's Ruby Award for&nbsp;Speculative Romance.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);">The three&nbsp;finalists were Keri Arthur, Anna Hackett and Leisl Leighton, with Keri taking the award&nbsp;home for Cursed. So if you are looking for your next favourite book, then these three stories are not to be missed!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><i>Cursed </i>by Keri Arthur&nbsp;</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2SWxbsu_BDE/XVsyNZL6ZyI/AAAAAAAAAbA/D0dXMa1rkLoQdmVVC11YNIzax0NM6FI6gCLcBGAs/s1600/51d0GClY3DL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2SWxbsu_BDE/XVsyNZL6ZyI/AAAAAAAAAbA/D0dXMa1rkLoQdmVVC11YNIzax0NM6FI6gCLcBGAs/s320/51d0GClY3DL.jpg" width="211" /></a><i></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><i>Whomsoever draws the sword from the ancient seat of this land shall rule her, and they shall bring peace and prosperity to her people.</i></i></div><br /><br />For nearly a thousand years, the firstborn son of every Cannamore king has drawn the sword, and the land and her people have indeed prospered. Princess Nyx Bel-Hannon is neither male nor firstborn, but it’s her hand that draws the sword rather than her twin brother’s. Her reward: imprisonment.<br /><br />But a deep darkness now spreads across the kingdom, and her borders are threatened by creatures capable of magic powerful enough to destroy mountains and split the land asunder. Without the true heir to wield the sword, Cannamore risks annihilation. The king and crown prince want nothing more than to be permanently rid of Nyx, but cannot afford her blood on their hands. Instead, they give her to a fractious warlord in the hope he will do what they dare not.<br /><br />Nyx has no intention of letting the warlord get in the way of her thirst for revenge or the need to claim her throne. But it’s a quest that may well destroy the kingdom she loves, because Nyx has been cursed by the god of war. It is her destiny to save Cannamore.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Or utterly destroy it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Click <a href="https://www.keriarthur.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to find out more about Cursed and Keri Arthur!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Edge of Eon</i> by Anna Hackett<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_a6V0LQ_58/XVsyzPjDx6I/AAAAAAAAAbI/Aegtm65z3boKZkXnruazk3LE9SpBSYeawCLcBGAs/s1600/51jyOMOBDEL._SY346_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_a6V0LQ_58/XVsyzPjDx6I/AAAAAAAAAbI/Aegtm65z3boKZkXnruazk3LE9SpBSYeawCLcBGAs/s320/51jyOMOBDEL._SY346_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div></b></div><div><br /></div><i>Framed for a crime she didn't commit, a wrongly-imprisoned space captain's only chance at freedom is to abduct a fearsome alien war commander. </i><br /><br />Sub-Captain Eve Traynor knows a suicide mission when she sees one. With deadly insectoid aliens threatening to invade Earth, the planet's only chance of survival is to get the attention of the fierce Eon Warriors. But the Eon want nothing to do with Earth, and Eve wants nothing to do with abducting War Commander Davion Thann-Eon off his warship. But when Earth's Space Corps threaten her sisters, Eve will do anything to keep them safe, even if it means she might not make it back.<br /><br />War Commander Davion Thann-Eon is taking his first vacation in years. Dedicated to keeping the Eon Empire safe, he's been born and bred to protect. But when he's attacked and snatched off his very own warship, he is shocked to find himself face-to-face with a bold, tough little Terran warrior. One who both infuriates and intrigues him.<br /><br />When their shuttle is attacked by the ravenous insectoid Kantos, Eve and Davion crash land on the terrifying hunter planet known as Hunter7. A planet designed to test a warrior to his limits. Now, the pair must work together to survive, caught between the planet and its dangers, the Kantos hunting them down, and their own incendiary attraction.<div><br /></div><div>Click <a href="https://annahackettbooks.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to find out more about Edge of Eon and Anna Hackett!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Moon Bound </i>by Leisl Leighton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYHvn1kYWzc/XVszIj_JWfI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/qqWpOCXsRqswz-LG_Dlsj-LNo19KwyLpgCLcBGAs/s1600/51JXd3dnC3L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYHvn1kYWzc/XVszIj_JWfI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/qqWpOCXsRqswz-LG_Dlsj-LNo19KwyLpgCLcBGAs/s320/51JXd3dnC3L.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></b></div><br /><i>Only her love can heal his broken soul...</i><br /><br />Five hundred years ago, facing extinction, a group of powerful witches united to create a pact with the Were to save witch–kind. The pact expelled an ancient evil, known only as the Darkness, that was blocking the Were from their wolves. With the Darkness destroyed, the Packs and their Covens grew strong as they thrived beside each other in their brand–new world.<br /><br />But the Darkness was not destroyed.<br /><br />Wiccan Healer–Witch Bronwyn Kincaid wants a quiet life. Her new powers have other ideas. Her increased healing magic and empathy mean she can't ignore the plight of River Collins, a wolf brought up thinking the animal inside him is an evil he must forever suppress. If Bronwyn can't control her powers and help River accept his wolf, the evil Darkness that hunts the Were will use them to destroy those they love.</div><div><br /></div><div>Click <a href="http://www.leislleighton.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to find out more about Moon Bound and Leisl Leighton!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>ShelleyRNolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12787258270081666097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-6698706631038434332019-08-13T22:30:00.000+10:002019-08-14T01:24:44.832+10:00DarkSider News for August - Part 2!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br />Winter still lingers down under - perfect weather to curl up with a good story or two...</i></b></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>STOP PRESS...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>RWA AWARDS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>The Romance Writers of Australia conference was held during the past weekend and the awards night was held on Saturday.<br /><br />For the prestigious <b>Ruby Award </b>(Romantic Book of the Year) we had three of our DarkSiders as finalists.<br /><br /><i>For the Speculative Fiction category the finalists were:</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NJqSi92zEo8/XVLMZyzF1jI/AAAAAAAAPPs/o8_EQOwd5vAmGiesWSqmuJdM1lmxqoSGwCLcBGAs/s1600/Rubyspecfic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="720" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NJqSi92zEo8/XVLMZyzF1jI/AAAAAAAAPPs/o8_EQOwd5vAmGiesWSqmuJdM1lmxqoSGwCLcBGAs/s400/Rubyspecfic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">with <span style="color: #b45f06;">Keri</span> winning the award!</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZUE9fdlwr4/XVLNJNNk_gI/AAAAAAAAPP4/Hvvng9WuTW8DYMSFTmh4SqHeoWg6mDGpwCLcBGAs/s1600/keri.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZUE9fdlwr4/XVLNJNNk_gI/AAAAAAAAPP4/Hvvng9WuTW8DYMSFTmh4SqHeoWg6mDGpwCLcBGAs/s640/keri.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.keriarthur.com/books/the-kingdoms-of-earth-and-air-series/cursed/" target="_blank">Buy links</a> for <span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Cursed</span> available on Keri's website.&nbsp;</b></div><br /><br /><br /><i>For the Romantic Suspense category, the finalists were:</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QalcLxywEMQ/XVLNEksrsnI/AAAAAAAAPP0/yReMC6gurRULyGlQXg1PU4Crhrh5G8ZRQCLcBGAs/s1600/ruby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QalcLxywEMQ/XVLNEksrsnI/AAAAAAAAPP0/yReMC6gurRULyGlQXg1PU4Crhrh5G8ZRQCLcBGAs/s400/ruby.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />In other awards, <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">D.D. Line</span></b> was awarded the <i>Lynne Wilding Meritorious Service Award</i>, and <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Dakota Harrison</span></b> came second in the <i>Emerald Pro</i>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations Keri, Leisl, Anna, D.D. and Dakota!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">How proud are we here at the DarkSiders!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Girl Who Became a Goddess</span>&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Theresa Fuller</span></span></b>&nbsp;was released on 19 May.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558805806l/46012871._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558805806l/46012871._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">A WOMAN MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN THE MAN SHE LOVES AND THE HUMAN RACE.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Girl Who Became a Goddess is a tribute to the childhood stories of Theresa Fuller who has experienced multiple cultures and learned to love them all. These are tales passed on from generation to generation, some to delight, some to terrify, all to enlighten.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A FOOLISH ANIMAL DISCOVERS THAT THE RAINFOREST IS A DANGEROUS PLACE.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As a girl, a mother, and a teacher, Theresa retells her favorite folktales through the lens of her own life experiences in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, putting a unique spin on ageless classics.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A YOUNG BOY IS WILLING TO SACRIFICE EVERYTHING FOR HIS FAMILY.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Girl Who Became a Goddess is a love letter to a young girl from the adult she has become.&nbsp;</div><br /><br /><b>Available from:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Girl-who-became-Goddess-Folktales-ebook/dp/B07S1R5P4C" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Girl-who-became-Goddess-Folktales-ebook/dp/B07S1R5P4C" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/nz/en/ebook/the-girl-who-became-a-goddess" target="_blank">Kobo</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-girl-who-became-a-goddess-theresa-fuller/1131669091?ean=2940156526376" target="_blank">B&amp;N</a>&nbsp;|</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-girl-who-became-a-goddess-theresa-fuller/prod9781925748086.html" target="_blank">Booktopia</a> | <a href="https://www.angusrobertson.com.au/books/the-girl-who-became-a-goddess/p/9781925748086?searchTerm=the%20girl%20who%20became%20a%20goddess" target="_blank">A&amp;R</a> |</b></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Rogue Retrieval&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>C.M. Simpson&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 1.5, <b>Mack 'n' Me Odyssey</b>)&nbsp;was released on 27 February.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5q_ns0qigbk/XIT5P5RlylI/AAAAAAAAOtw/f-jLY1KAtNUKCE9h2VGSDkoFYI1jvy1WACLcBGAs/s1600/Rogue_Retrieval_BASE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="421" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5q_ns0qigbk/XIT5P5RlylI/AAAAAAAAOtw/f-jLY1KAtNUKCE9h2VGSDkoFYI1jvy1WACLcBGAs/s400/Rogue_Retrieval_BASE.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><br />I was doing okay, right up until Mack arrived, with Delight and Pritchard in tow. Retrieved for a rescue mission, I was in more trouble than I knew, and, as if that wasn’t enough, Mack had an agenda of his own. Well, of course, he did…<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/925765">Smashwords</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://books2read.com/b/3RVnPG">Books2Read</a></b></div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Mercenary Royal: Deadly Sins&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Shona Husk</b></span>&nbsp; was released on 16 July.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558934541l/45721769._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="310" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558934541l/45721769._SY475_.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Is it a rescue or a princess-napping?</i></b><br /><br />Nyssa Leofric can't marry the new head of Riel Industries. They trade in illegal weapons and he only wants her for her wealth and family name. When her parents insist, and unable to escape on her own, she arranges arranges her own kidnapping, hiring the mercenaries known as the Dead Suns.<br /><br />Jessie Tabris believes in two things: getting the money up front and that people lie. He takes the job because Riel owes him credits. But when Nyssa's ransom is paid, he finds himself in a bind. No one should be forced into a life they don’t want. But the Dead Suns are threatening to disavow him and his team if he doesn’t return Nyssa to Riel.<br /><br />Now they must work together or they could both wind up as part of Riel's next experiment.es.<br /><br />Mercenary Royal is the first book in a new trilogy, Dead Suns, set in the shared world of Obsidian Rim. You can see all of the authors and stories at the <a href="https://obsidianrim.com/">Obsidian Rim website.</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://books2read.com/deadsuns1">Buy links</a>&nbsp;available from Books2Read</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Greed&nbsp;</b></span>by<span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Lana Pecherczyk</b></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2, <b>Deadly Seve</b>) was released on 8 July.<br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560774074l/46344793._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560774074l/46344793._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><b><i>Crime rages in Cardinal City. The fanatical Syndicate’s answer is to be judge, jury and executioner, even if that means destroying half the world to eradicate sin. The only thing standing in their way is a family of fearless vigilantes known as the Deadly Seven.</i></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Griffin Lazarus’s restraint is notorious within his superhero family, the Deadly Seven. His mastery over the sin of Greed is second to none. What they don’t know, is a shameful secret drives his discipline and one slip could mean fatal consequences for anyone close to him. When he’s forced to work with a beautiful, feisty reporter poking around his personal life, his control swiftly unravels. Everything about her throws his beliefs into chaos. She’s arousing, loud and infuriating, and craving her could be his undoing—or his redemption.<br /><br />Lilo Likeke, an altruistic reporter for the Cardinal Copy, is hunting the story of a lifetime. Who are the Deadly Seven, where did they come from, and why are they here? If she can nail her unicorn story, she’ll finally prove her apple falls far from her corrupt family tree. When her mobster father is kidnapped, and she’s drawn into his web of chaos, she soon learns you can’t outrun your past, but you can choose your family. Trusting the man behind the mask might kill her story, but it also might save her heart.<br /><br />With the fanatical Syndicate breathing down their necks, none of it could matter if they don’t live to see another day, and Griffin has no intention of losing the woman he covets, even if that means embracing bedlam…<br /><br />If you like your superhero movies and TV shows, and your paranormal romance band of brothers and fated mate books, then you'll fall head over heels with the tortured heroes and sassy heroines of The Deadly Seven.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b><br /><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2LGaPqz" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SZMKQLL" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nightworld Academy: Term Two</span>&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow&nbsp;</span></span></b>&nbsp;(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Nightworld Academy</b>) was released on 3 June.<br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553888036l/44656762._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553888036l/44656762._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><b><i>Welcome to the Nightworld Academy, attended by vampires, shifters, and witches. A place filled with harmony and mutual respect between the supernatural races. Sometimes.</i></b><br /><br />I'm the only witch at the academy who can wield a rare magic. But should I trust the man who can teach me to unlock my powers?<br /><br />The events on Halloween taught me a lesson--I'm not human and the supernatural world lives by different rules. Now I'm back at the academy determined to work hard, develop my magic skills, and save lives.<br /><br />I met my aunt and she showed me that life as a future-sighted witch has greater challenges than I realised. Especially for me, because we've discovered I've more abilities than anybody expected.<br /><br />The new guys in my life face problems too. Jamie is using dangerous magic to protect himself. Ash is struggling to control how dangerous he is to others. And Andrei's life is under threat as a result of Halloween. Can Tobias help or will he report us for breaking rules?<br /><br />The hunters who survived the attack are looking for revenge, and the Dominion are moving closer to the academy. Add in the pressures of working with Katherine and Amelia on the Winter Ball committee, and I'll be lucky to reach the end of term in one piece.<br /><br />Term Two is the second in this upper YA/NA series of magic academy books. The main characters are eighteen and older, and this is a slow burn RH.<br /><br />Term One must be read first.<br /><br />Please Note: As the series is set at a magic school in England, the books are written in British English.<br /><br />Term One must be read first.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q6C5CHF" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07Q6C5CHF" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><b>Paranormal Academy </b>is a collection that has the story <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Soulhunter Academy</span></b> by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>LJ Swallow</b></span>&nbsp;and was released on 22 June.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B8JcY0bzXz8/XVLOGULnS6I/AAAAAAAAPQE/MAkEDfdmj4YMSfkWYL7QF9J_5v65CHyOgCLcBGAs/s1600/paranormal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B8JcY0bzXz8/XVLOGULnS6I/AAAAAAAAPQE/MAkEDfdmj4YMSfkWYL7QF9J_5v65CHyOgCLcBGAs/s400/paranormal.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><i>For the evil that reigns, there is only the honest left to fear.</i></b><br /><br />Clarissa was an ordinary nanny until Dr. Jeremy Colvert turned her into a bio-cybernetic freak. Now she’s on the run, and an act of kindness might be her undoing.<br /><br />When Michael met Clarissa everything in his world changed…again. Since the accident that nearly killed him, he too is a freak—a mixture of cyborg and man. Now they’re hiding from those out to get them, and the aim to shut down Dr. Colvert’s experimentation isn’t exactly going as planned.<br /><br />Love might have bloomed, but there’ll be no future if they can’t save each other.<br /><br />Content Warning: this story contains sexual content and violence, but most of all hope.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q4G3344" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07Q4G3344" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><br /><br /><br /><b>Midnight Academy&nbsp;</b>is a boxset that has the story&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Blackwood Magic</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>LJ Swallow</b></span>&nbsp;and was released on 30 June.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQ1ABEERi2M/XVLP80fAT-I/AAAAAAAAPQQ/urZ3DtRnruMzGkMo4dSVEIUfHdhsczN4wCLcBGAs/s1600/academy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQ1ABEERi2M/XVLP80fAT-I/AAAAAAAAPQQ/urZ3DtRnruMzGkMo4dSVEIUfHdhsczN4wCLcBGAs/s400/academy.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Amelia and Matt discover they share a rare witch spellbond. Will this powerful connection persuade Matt to stop using illegal Blackwood spells, or does the magic already control him?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TWB5J4W" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07TWB5J4W" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |&nbsp;</b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nightworld Academy: Term One</span>&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow&nbsp;</span></span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Nightworld Academy</b>) is now available in Audio format and was released on 11 July.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_7HuPiiydw/XVLQ42VLCtI/AAAAAAAAPQY/-fpbsUTs9_EML3zvfhpUEGFNrjKCCKSCwCLcBGAs/s1600/nw1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_7HuPiiydw/XVLQ42VLCtI/AAAAAAAAPQY/-fpbsUTs9_EML3zvfhpUEGFNrjKCCKSCwCLcBGAs/s320/nw1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><i><br /></i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><i>Welcome to the Nightworld Academy, attended by vampires, shifters, and witches. A place filled with harmony and mutual respect between the supernatural races. Sometimes.&nbsp;</i></b><br /><br />I'm told my curse is a gift. A valuable one that could cost me my life.<br /><br />My visions of the future are weird, but my new school is weirder. All lessons take place in the evening and the majority of students are on an advanced program where they take extra classes late into the night.<br /><br />I enrolled at the academy because my last school expelled me for punching another student. Nobody believed that I knocked Tyler unconscious to stop somebody else dying. But why would they believe the crazy girl?<br /><br />I expected to meet other troubled teens here, but the pupils are predictable for an English boarding school. There's Ash, the rugby team captain and the academy’s most popular guy. Then there’s Andrei, the moody guy with a bad attitude who takes pleasure in annoying me. And Jamie who’s studious and friendly but intense.<br /><br />I thought I had the academy figured out: the mean girl, the quirky friend, the nerd, the emo, and the jock. But on the evening I swear allegiance to my new school house, everything spins out of control and I realize I’m dealing with more.<br /><br />Much more.<br /><br />One of us will die, and I know who.<br /><br />Term One is the first in this new upper YA/NA series of magic academy books. The main characters are eighteen and older and this is a slow burn RH. As the series is set at a school in England, the books are written in British English.<br /><br />Get this audiobook today to start this gripping new series filled with magic, mystery, and romance from USA Today best-selling author LJ Swallow.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Nightworld-Academy-Term-One-Audiobook/B07V3GCS32" target="_blank">Audible</a></b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Marked Hearts&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">LJ Swallow</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1, <b>Her</b>&nbsp;<b>Immortal Guardians</b>) was released 28 July.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564417774l/47360904._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564417774l/47360904._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><b><i>I’m Rose Walker. I died for ten minutes, and I’m not the girl I was.</i></b><br /><b><i><br /></i></b>I once died for ten minutes, and I survived. My best friend died in the car accident and memories of that night haunt me. After months in recovery, I'm determined to escape from the shadows surrounding my life. I've found a job in the local hospital, a new place to live, and I'm ready to move on with my life.<br /><br />The new house has a strange atmosphere. My tiny bedroom decorated with nursery rhyme figures is cold, and I'm uneasy about the strange visitors I trip over on the stairs. I've an immediate and intense attraction to my housemate Alek, which also bothers me. He's attractive but arrogant and precisely the type of guy I avoid. So why can't I keep away from him?<br /><br />Work brings more challenges. I struggle to settle into my new role following my time isolated from the world, and the dizzy spells interfere with my job. A new nurse working in ICU is one of the few who talk to me. I'd love to spend more time with enigmatic and friendly Finn, but the guy has a chilling effect on me I want to avoid.<br /><br />I’m about to discover that there’s a reason Alek and Finn have entered my life and they have something heart-stopping to tell me. The slow recovery and fogged nightmares aren’t the only changes I need to deal with, and these two men are bad for my health.<br /><b><i><br /></i></b><i>Please Note: Marked Hearts was originally published as Touched by the Dark</i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VT47VY6" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VT47VY6" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b></div><b></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Take Me Home</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Suzanne Gilchrist</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Bindacreek Creek: A Town Reborn</b>) was released 21 July.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561122185l/46377018._SX318_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="318" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561122185l/46377018._SX318_.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Forgiving the past was too painful until now.</i></b><br /><br />Almost forty, Abby Taylor has built a new life for herself in the small country town of Bindarra Creek. When an old friend convinces her to give two adolescent boys a temporary home, she is torn between a growing love for these orphans and the grief in her past.<br /><br />After his marriage fell apart, Roman Taylor has focused on his career. An unexpected phone call sends him rushing to Abby’s side where he is drawn into his estranged wife’s new life – a life that could offer a future he thought he’d lost forever.<br />Will they seize this second chance to have a family of their own? Or will fate once again destroy their dreams?<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;"></span><br />Welcome to Bindarra Creek – A Town Reborn, a fictional town set on the western slopes of the New England tablelands. Take me Home is the first book in this new group writing venture series. With a community full of quirky characters, the books feature compelling romance, heart-warming family life, drama, and even suspense.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.segilchrist.com/book_page.php?id=27" target="_blank">Buy links on Suzanne's website</a>.&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Her Outback Haven</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Annie Seaton</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Second Chance Bay</b>) was released on 26 March.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550395744l/44030348._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550395744l/44030348._SY475_.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><i>Dane McDougal purchases land in a remote beach side location of the Gulf to build an upmarket fishing lodge. To his surprise reclusive potter and single mum, Nicole Curtis has a two year lease with the former owner, that Dane wasn't aware of.&nbsp;</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Dane wants her to move out, but Nicole digs her heels in.&nbsp;</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Can Dane convince her otherwise? And more to the point, can he remain immune to the gentle charms of this woman?</i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.annieseaton.net/second-chance-bay-series.html">Buy links</a> on Annie's website</b></div><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Undara</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Annie Seaton</span></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;was released on 22 July.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562585001l/44058741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562585001l/44058741.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br />Within the treacherous caves of Undara, a betrayal will test the bonds of friendship and family. A page-turning new eco-adventure for readers who love Di Morrissey. When entomologist Emlyn Rees arrives at Hidden Valley she wants nothing more than to escape her marriage breakdown by burying herself in the research team's hunt for new species of insects in the depths of the dramatic Undara lava tubes. However, little does she suspect she will be the key to solving a mystery that's more than one hundred years old.<br /><br />Travis Carlyle is initially resistant to letting some city folks tramp over his cattle station, but soon the researchers' findings and a growing friendship with Emlyn bring opportunities to turn around his struggling farm. With a broken marriage behind him and children to care for, Travis needs to plan for the future and this could be his family's best chance.<br /><br />But when things start going wrong for the farm and around the dig site, Emlyn and Travis are at a loss to understand why. Are they cursed with bad luck, or is there a more sinister force at play? Are the tall tales of enigmatic stockman Bluey turning true? As the unseen saboteur grows bolder, Emlyn and Travis are caught in a race against time to save the station ... and their lives.<i>&nbsp;</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><a href="https://www.annieseaton.net/undara1.html">Buy links</a>&nbsp;on Annie's website.</b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Trouble with Paradise</span>&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Annie Seaton</span></span></b>&nbsp;(Book 1, <b>The Richard Brothers</b>) was released on 20 May.<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1555452692l/45156793._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1555452692l/45156793._SY475_.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Professor Melissa McIntyre makes one mistake, but it is a night to remember. The tropical island holiday after her beloved grandfather’s funeral was supposed to be balm for her soul, and not create more worry.<br /><br />When Dominic Richards moves back to his home town to take up a new job, the last person he expects to discover as his new assistant professor, is the beautiful woman he spent a memorable night with on a tropical island.<br /><br />Nic doesn't do forever but having Melissa around has him thinking maybe he could.<br />But Melissa is not one bit interested… or is she?<br /><br />(Note: this is a revised and expanded edition of Holiday Affair originally published, 2012.) .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.annieseaton.net/trouble-with-paradise.html">Buy links </a>on Annie's website.</b></div><b></b></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PRE-ORDERS</span></div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Wrath</b></span>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Lana Pecherczyk</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Deadly Seven</b>) is expected for release on 3 September.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564816639l/47509950._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564816639l/47509950._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Betrayed. Alone. Angry.</i></b><br /><br />After his ex-fiancée savagely slit his throat, the fallen hero Wyatt Lazarus lost his voice, his career and his trust in women. She betrayed him in the vilest of ways, and he failed to see it coming. Now alone and ashamed, the unquenchable influence of his sin fuels his anger. Instead of redeeming sinners—he ends them. Wrath becomes his identity until a brutal mistake throws him into the path of a cheeky yoga instructor in need of a savior.<br /><br />Misha Minski believes in karma, but after years of suffering blackmail from an old acquaintance, it’s hard to stay strong. Soon her number is up. Rather than spend her last days wallowing in self pity, she’s determined to enjoy one last night of pleasure with her new mysterious protector, but instead, finds something much more—a future.<br /><br />But when the evil Syndicate join forces with Misha’s psychopathic blackmailer, Wyatt must push through his bitterness and reunite with his heroic family, or the woman who gave him back his voice will be lost to him forever.<br /><br /><a href="http://lanapecherczyk.com/wrath-cover-reveal-pre-order" target="_blank">Read Excerpt on Lana's blog</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-Order from:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2Ti6E6d" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VWVXSMZ" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> |</b></div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nightworld Academy: Term Three</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">LJ Swallow</span></span></b>&nbsp;(Book 3,&nbsp;<b>Nightworld Academy</b>) will be released on 15 September.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561131480l/46377809._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561131480l/46377809._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I’m the only witch at the academy who can wield a rare magic. Should I trust the man who can teach me to unlock my powers?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Term Three is the third book in the Nightworld Academy series. Term One and Term Two must be read first.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nightworld Academy is an upper YA/NA series of magic academy books set in the UK.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T6DTSWP" target="_blank">Amazon US </a>| <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07T6DTSWP" target="_blank">Amazon Aus </a>|</b><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></b><b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Non spec-fiction</span></i></b></b></div></div></div><i><b><br /></b></i><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div><b><br /></b><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Her Outback Paradise</span></b>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Annie Seaton</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Second Chance Bay</b>) is expected for release on 26 September.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560071408l/46220809._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560071408l/46220809._SY475_.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Matt McDougal looks after the business: takes the bookings, runs the store and looks after the finances… because he gets seasick on the family boats. Nurse Sara Sweeney comes back to her home town because it’s hard to get a doctor in remote areas like Second Chance Bay. Matt and Sara grew up together, and when a new female doctor arrives in town, Sara thinks Matt would be perfect for her broken-hearted friend. But Matt has other ideas...can he convince Sara she is the right woman for him?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://www.annieseaton.net/second-chance-bay-series.html">Buy links</a> on Annie's website</b></b></div><b></b><br /><b><br /></b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div></div></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Congratulations to all our DarkSiders!</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Thanks for sharing in our news. Until next time, happy reading!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-26732328515224172422019-08-08T08:00:00.000+10:002019-08-08T08:00:09.110+10:00Magic Thursday The Nuts & Bolts of Designing a Book Cover! (Part 4: The Mock Ups)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">by Helzkat Designs&nbsp;</span></i></b><br /><i>(aka Eleni Konstantine)</i><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><i></i><br /><div><i>This is my fifth blog post on the topic of cover design.</i></div><i></i><br />In the post,&nbsp;<a href="https://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2018/01/magic-thursday-you-cant-judge-book-by.html">You can't judge a book by its cover, right? Umm, Wrong</a>, I discussed familiarising oneself with what the market - aka your genre - is doing with covers. While you don’t want to mimic it exactly, it gives you a good idea of reader expectation.<br /><br />The second post,&nbsp;<a href="http://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2018/08/magic-thursday-nuts-bolts-of-designing.html">Magic Thursday: The Nuts &amp; Bolts of Designing a Book Cover! (Part 1: Finding Images)</a>, I discussed royalty-free stock images and how to search for images for a short story collection.<br /><br />The third post,&nbsp;<a href="http://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2019/03/magic-thursday-nuts-bolts-of-designing.html" target="_blank">Magic Thursday: The Nuts &amp; Bolts of Designing a Book Cover! (Part 2: Analysing Comprehensive Scene images</a>)&nbsp;looked at selecting and analysing images in the folders that held comprehensive scenes.<br /><br />The third post: <a href="https://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2019/04/magic-thursday-nuts-bolts-of-designing.html" target="_blank">Magic Thursday: The Nuts &amp; Bolts of Designing a Book Cover! (Part 3: Analysing Other Images)</a>, I looked at analysing images that are not comprehensive but have an aspect that can be used in the cover - this can be either for the background or other elements.<br /><br /><br />Today we're going to look at actual mock-ups.<br /><br />Now I have a confession to make - I <i>love</i> doing mock ups. I love trialling different elements and moving them around and seeing what works and what doesn't work for a project. And I do A LOT of them. I can't seem to help it. It beneficial to me and I know it allows the client to the see different designs before moving to the next step. By seeing the variations the client can see from the get go what works for them and what doesn't. A partial idea that either the client or I thought may look good may turn out to look wrong in practice. And sometimes something you don't think will work actually looks better.<br /><br />I had tried to be more like other designers and give only a few choices when doing the design but just couldn't do it. My process is my process.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fonts</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A quick word about fonts. The fonts you use need to have a commercial use provision. There are many fonts sites out there where you can purchase different types of licences depending what you are using it for. Over the years I have gotten bundles including one with 10,000 fonts for commercial use. I now have a subscription to Adobe Photoshop CC which gives me access to the Adobe fonts, which are all commercial. Basically I don't really need to go further but I do keep an eye out for fonts I like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you type 'commercial fonts' into your search engine, you will come with quite a few sites and even some free commercial usage sites. Just read and stick to the conditions.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With the fonts, you can play around not only with the placing but also with the space between the letters themselves and you can stretch and narrow them.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If I put a decorative font for one aspect, say the title, I tend to then have a plainer font for the author name.&nbsp;</div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Viewing the Mock Ups</span></div><div>Going back on the past blog posts and images, I shortlisted I got to work on the mockups.&nbsp;</div><div><br />I look at not only the image(s) but the layout as well the font that will be used. It's a whole package. I wouldn't do just the visual of the design and add fonts later. They are an intergral part of the design and need to be there from the word go.<br /><br />At the end of the day, I may later use a combination of the mock ups to get the final cover or one mock up may just pop out as 'the one'.<br /><br />Because I wanted to show you what can be done with a project, I did a huge amount of mock ups. I will not talk about all of them but you can view them at the <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17vhB5gvBxMHiwcKdqqThA3HoPeoHG49E?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Mock Ups folder </a>(located in Google Drive).<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rPQ7yk1NpqE/XUplfUEPoQI/AAAAAAAAPI8/xsx4v2D0r0kfZRjJVmkbOr3pRNvyNWvpwCLcBGAs/s1600/ed1..png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="1600" height="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rPQ7yk1NpqE/XUplfUEPoQI/AAAAAAAAPI8/xsx4v2D0r0kfZRjJVmkbOr3pRNvyNWvpwCLcBGAs/s640/ed1..png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Once you are in the drive, you can change the view by pressing the 'eye' symbol, which is located on the top right of the page (right next to the little bin symbol) because trying to view them as thumbnails isn't easy.<br /><br /><br />Once you do that it should come up with the slide show view (you can just make out the list in the background and it has an arrow on the right to take you to the next image).<br /><br />If that doesn't work, then you can just select the first image, and it should open up the slideshow.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xvs5eRF3qK0/XUpl24A9fVI/AAAAAAAAPJE/pMM34k7l4YY7ueIcQyqU242vwO4Fvu-3wCLcBGAs/s1600/ED2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1600" height="305" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xvs5eRF3qK0/XUpl24A9fVI/AAAAAAAAPJE/pMM34k7l4YY7ueIcQyqU242vwO4Fvu-3wCLcBGAs/s400/ED2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />You may see the same mock with variations. This is to show a different aspect of the same mock up. And you may see an image pop up again later in the folder.<br /><br />Now out of these mocks, some I like, some not so much and some I love, some I love even if they aren't quite right for this project.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Selected Mock Ups</span></div><br />I'll go through a few of them to talk about the elements. Some of these elements are done in a rough way - you don't have to be precise with the initial design. You can do a quick 'cut and paste' job to show the layout to see if a design will work before pursuing further.<br /><div><br />As with the previous posts, I have purchased them so I can show them to you. Usually I would use a 'comp' or 'preview' version of the image that has a watermark.<br /><br /><br /><b>Tip:</b><br />Use the 'comp' 'preview'&nbsp; in mock ups so you don't buy unnecessary images. Remember to tell the client that these image are low resolution and have watermarks.<br /><br /><br />Below, I will put the main image at the top, the design and the design elements below it (though instead of repeating design elements again and again, I'll only put it in the first mock up they appear).&nbsp;</div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 1</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oXvL9ggzHjo/XIiiJyZ2a1I/AAAAAAAAOww/0ldYqfM86F4ooKqSYf9ZEr7FJ4aUpfaxQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_132609190_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="667" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oXvL9ggzHjo/XIiiJyZ2a1I/AAAAAAAAOww/0ldYqfM86F4ooKqSYf9ZEr7FJ4aUpfaxQCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_132609190_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-khrOKbehRW8/XUpnuHeOv8I/AAAAAAAAPJQ/9v0K_0i5P_Me0ZM6XoGhawMhlI6HIMNjACLcBGAs/s1600/ED3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-khrOKbehRW8/XUpnuHeOv8I/AAAAAAAAPJQ/9v0K_0i5P_Me0ZM6XoGhawMhlI6HIMNjACLcBGAs/s320/ED3.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNYt65BXWHA/XUpnuN6kupI/AAAAAAAAPJU/4CCJV23ju20tuVYtKp1Fj_9aVgyFH4HcQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNYt65BXWHA/XUpnuN6kupI/AAAAAAAAPJU/4CCJV23ju20tuVYtKp1Fj_9aVgyFH4HcQCLcBGAs/s320/ED3a.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ONIim-UjznE/XIixWZn4hVI/AAAAAAAAOzE/iSPYoxG9NzQIX5AirXBC_CkMpu_hlXh6wCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_107027370_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="764" height="156" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ONIim-UjznE/XIixWZn4hVI/AAAAAAAAOzE/iSPYoxG9NzQIX5AirXBC_CkMpu_hlXh6wCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_107027370_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The image on the left is pretty much like the original image, only I have played with the contrast of colours and it's brightness a little. The right image has the added moon so the figure is reaching for an actual object instead of just the universe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Both of these mock ups work. I like the placing of the images and the fonts though perhaps colour of the title will need to be a little different.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I sometimes go back to designs and try new things like trying a different background or new elements to the design, such as the stars or balloon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5KrLKOiw7ys/XUpuVuI-8kI/AAAAAAAAPMk/U09elbFmAOcWKzV1DCPE1ZYAfC_d6CX0QCLcBGAs/s1600/ED45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5KrLKOiw7ys/XUpuVuI-8kI/AAAAAAAAPMk/U09elbFmAOcWKzV1DCPE1ZYAfC_d6CX0QCLcBGAs/s320/ED45.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GsewIje_aYI/XUpuVU1tzbI/AAAAAAAAPMg/3R2RvwmwVT0jHZrJw88N-7JIl7pR8_xXgCLcBGAs/s1600/ED45a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GsewIje_aYI/XUpuVU1tzbI/AAAAAAAAPMg/3R2RvwmwVT0jHZrJw88N-7JIl7pR8_xXgCLcBGAs/s320/ED45a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UnDkjmyZQoU/XUpuVcu-IiI/AAAAAAAAPMc/HgQDPdnc3hEB0KmvBc--IgJQuCHYJMXJgCLcBGAs/s1600/ED45b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UnDkjmyZQoU/XUpuVcu-IiI/AAAAAAAAPMc/HgQDPdnc3hEB0KmvBc--IgJQuCHYJMXJgCLcBGAs/s320/ED45b.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tFEwUn51278/XK4W2RkgbiI/AAAAAAAAO7s/xg_xDgDHVVAr-ptBEYgnXx-KwiG2ieRygCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_35739039_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tFEwUn51278/XK4W2RkgbiI/AAAAAAAAO7s/xg_xDgDHVVAr-ptBEYgnXx-KwiG2ieRygCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_35739039_web.jpg" width="160" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SO_NgA9cG90/XK4Md0DlRJI/AAAAAAAAO4g/Qg8WuXZOmC4Q5EBKjWAOzDQTVg34bZkIQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_36883723_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="133" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SO_NgA9cG90/XK4Md0DlRJI/AAAAAAAAO4g/Qg8WuXZOmC4Q5EBKjWAOzDQTVg34bZkIQCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_36883723_web.jpg" width="200" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also used a star brush.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I like the larger figure so this could be added to the previous&nbsp; two designs. The colour scheme is different and also works. Out of these I'm leaning to the top left as the title colour also works well.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Tip</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Remember to view your mock ups in both a large size and thumbnails. Thumbnails is what is shown on most online retailers so your name and title of the book need to be clear. You can still read the relevant information in the below image.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNYt65BXWHA/XUpnuN6kupI/AAAAAAAAPJc/kMiMnxC_twk2eOJ75VFbWcPh4Eklw3rkgCEwYBhgL/s1600/ED3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNYt65BXWHA/XUpnuN6kupI/AAAAAAAAPJc/kMiMnxC_twk2eOJ75VFbWcPh4Eklw3rkgCEwYBhgL/s200/ED3a.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 2</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tIwjxDw8dNI/XIiib5lxAsI/AAAAAAAAOxY/wzisAYHWnLcVdAvhnXyaGlx9u2hHHkxOwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_121214636_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="133" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tIwjxDw8dNI/XIiib5lxAsI/AAAAAAAAOxY/wzisAYHWnLcVdAvhnXyaGlx9u2hHHkxOwCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_121214636_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8PRdHZ0vmEI/XUpvC27r07I/AAAAAAAAPNE/75fOqskWSZIRB4Ds2l33tvBDFAm6GAEAACLcBGAs/s1600/ED4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8PRdHZ0vmEI/XUpvC27r07I/AAAAAAAAPNE/75fOqskWSZIRB4Ds2l33tvBDFAm6GAEAACLcBGAs/s320/ED4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is an example of using only one image for a design, which has been brightened and cropped. The fonts are balanced and colours used to compliment the image.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The aspects of the birds flying free is something that attracted me to this image but because they are silhouettes they could be confused for crows, which symbolise death. Since my collection is more on the light side, this wouldn't be appropriate. Though I really do like the fonts used.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Tip:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't dismiss all of a design. If there are elements you like, note them down and try in later mock ups.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 3</span></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gatroHz5Kic/XIiw-2C2frI/AAAAAAAAOy8/ufdvWD9OoqYo8Ky8U5Mf5ObyKo2Z-dzSgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_145968725_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gatroHz5Kic/XIiw-2C2frI/AAAAAAAAOy8/ufdvWD9OoqYo8Ky8U5Mf5ObyKo2Z-dzSgCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_145968725_web.jpg" width="200" /></a>&nbsp;</div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4NKHfKBFlDk/XUprR9wdp3I/AAAAAAAAPJk/Wb8Wl2pPBRUyRPOAGK3bf3x08rq-pgcxACLcBGAs/s1600/ED9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4NKHfKBFlDk/XUprR9wdp3I/AAAAAAAAPJk/Wb8Wl2pPBRUyRPOAGK3bf3x08rq-pgcxACLcBGAs/s320/ED9.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_62AKgxSBOk/XUprRxRmHWI/AAAAAAAAPJo/3yaaZlXTa7otH97otmvFMnANKMsHBVE4gCLcBGAs/s1600/ED9a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_62AKgxSBOk/XUprRxRmHWI/AAAAAAAAPJo/3yaaZlXTa7otH97otmvFMnANKMsHBVE4gCLcBGAs/s320/ED9a.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kp5mEPLb7lA/XUprSCXYMyI/AAAAAAAAPJs/qbSTpHfcd9sbCAddj37WOMOODWQrfSIYgCLcBGAs/s1600/ED9b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kp5mEPLb7lA/XUprSCXYMyI/AAAAAAAAPJs/qbSTpHfcd9sbCAddj37WOMOODWQrfSIYgCLcBGAs/s320/ED9b.jpg" width="212" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both;">The original design was quite dark. I cropped it and brightened it to suit the collection more.&nbsp; The balloon design just doesn't sit right (the balloon has been roughly cropped from its original as an example in this design). It distracts from the tree. The sun has been manipulated to be more subtle so I would lean towards that one.<br /><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 4</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uM-PYQnhpjs/XIil8yiMyeI/AAAAAAAAOxo/2FwWs5lPOb4YX96m8sbZBRJyh05lO6KFwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_62640543_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="890" height="134" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uM-PYQnhpjs/XIil8yiMyeI/AAAAAAAAOxo/2FwWs5lPOb4YX96m8sbZBRJyh05lO6KFwCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_62640543_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rBBwZue3mwc/XUprf-apYgI/AAAAAAAAPJ0/j2MYkFFaZW8jKKWQeEF2bh70umdTB1DxQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IgtP9g0zznE/XUrAdxlsMVI/AAAAAAAAPNo/49nK3ujz04c2nW0CJp019JURVuiNDC1ewCLcBGAs/s1600/dragon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="982" height="162" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IgtP9g0zznE/XUrAdxlsMVI/AAAAAAAAPNo/49nK3ujz04c2nW0CJp019JURVuiNDC1ewCLcBGAs/s200/dragon.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The moon peaking through the trees feels magical in the original image. I cropped it and contrasted the colours. And then started adding elements found in other images, playing with the blending modes.<br /><br />Again I went back and tried the dragon in the design but that doesn't seem to work like the others. Any of those could work though I think the author name needs to be smaller so the middle of the design doesn't look as squashed. And the space between the 'A short story collection' and the title could also be closer like it is for the dragon design. Again that shows while an actual design itself doesn't work there are elements that could work.<br /><br />I often get clients select different elements from different designs. For example, they may like the font in one design with the colours in another but the image of another.&nbsp; The next step would be to mash them up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 5</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8I07cZiXo_c/XIiumIcBbtI/AAAAAAAAOyo/JQigp-dhasUkunRuRAHpMpFzGkvx8jjFwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_151413242_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="133" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8I07cZiXo_c/XIiumIcBbtI/AAAAAAAAOyo/JQigp-dhasUkunRuRAHpMpFzGkvx8jjFwCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_151413242_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RjWMz_T9ASg/XUpsCFhzwYI/AAAAAAAAPKY/jbU8T16fS04PFksoCFROCVI8me_QmvZ-gCLcBGAs/s1600/ED13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RjWMz_T9ASg/XUpsCFhzwYI/AAAAAAAAPKY/jbU8T16fS04PFksoCFROCVI8me_QmvZ-gCLcBGAs/s320/ED13.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sdXW1muhZ8U/XUpsChxsP1I/AAAAAAAAPKc/zf3eQSqY3FsspOUyWjHrZSdgCwCGd8fWACLcBGAs/s1600/ED13a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sdXW1muhZ8U/XUpsChxsP1I/AAAAAAAAPKc/zf3eQSqY3FsspOUyWjHrZSdgCwCGd8fWACLcBGAs/s320/ED13a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I tend to have stories that have people going into other worlds so this door image was attractive to me. Again the image was cropped and made brighter. The only variation is the balloon that can be seen in the red doorway. I think this needs a little work with the font placement and sizes, though I really do like the title font.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 6</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2s2KGEKi-8I/XIijGXRs28I/AAAAAAAAOxU/fZ_vEsMTUEUK9KfQkgf7T7f9NYV4gkJKACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_162324134_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="715" height="167" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2s2KGEKi-8I/XIijGXRs28I/AAAAAAAAOxU/fZ_vEsMTUEUK9KfQkgf7T7f9NYV4gkJKACPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_162324134_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sggiYH8PrzM/XUpsVYcLisI/AAAAAAAAPKo/osdBDvXNSxABGiG9o2tVFS9DvFLFGk5fQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sggiYH8PrzM/XUpsVYcLisI/AAAAAAAAPKo/osdBDvXNSxABGiG9o2tVFS9DvFLFGk5fQCLcBGAs/s320/ED16.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eU8RmWGUGYc/XUpsV8jIULI/AAAAAAAAPKs/9rgLLnU_AjIKOX9LlAc5X7gvPinrr7LZgCLcBGAs/s1600/ED16a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eU8RmWGUGYc/XUpsV8jIULI/AAAAAAAAPKs/9rgLLnU_AjIKOX9LlAc5X7gvPinrr7LZgCLcBGAs/s320/ED16a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VWDMm2rgfsY/XUptAF3iXMI/AAAAAAAAPLg/eSYjKQP8nhk5h-3WDl72awYWPMYzsOaNACLcBGAs/s1600/ED22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VWDMm2rgfsY/XUptAF3iXMI/AAAAAAAAPLg/eSYjKQP8nhk5h-3WDl72awYWPMYzsOaNACLcBGAs/s320/ED22.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4o3VFMGMkM8/XUrBuVYd9qI/AAAAAAAAPN0/MKudh0gvz3cvSdUAL9aAJn1kQZCmQVKUwCLcBGAs/s1600/moon-10%2Bweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4o3VFMGMkM8/XUrBuVYd9qI/AAAAAAAAPN0/MKudh0gvz3cvSdUAL9aAJn1kQZCmQVKUwCLcBGAs/s200/moon-10%2Bweb.jpg" width="200" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Again I changed the colours of the original image to be more attractive to the eye of someone perusing an online store. It was also cropped. Both the background colours suit but I am more drawn to the design with the dragon. If the girl image was used, I think a different title font would be needed.<br /><br />The good thing about getting illustrations is that I select to use only the elements I want in the design. I use Illustrator to select then convert to a png file so it can have a transparent background. This is shown with using the girl figure above. I only wanted the girl element from the initial design as below.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CgoDc-_qm2I/XUrChjv-nqI/AAAAAAAAPN8/bPKXP_UGYKg81At02-zb8EBO9BoiUgX-wCLcBGAs/s1600/moon-10%2Bweb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="591" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CgoDc-_qm2I/XUrChjv-nqI/AAAAAAAAPN8/bPKXP_UGYKg81At02-zb8EBO9BoiUgX-wCLcBGAs/s200/moon-10%2Bweb.png" width="147" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 7</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PEulgfY0TQA/XK4TmSIM-kI/AAAAAAAAO6A/oGAghXEdaBQ-msdh3goO_GWt3_5y5x2pgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_8762361_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1000" height="160" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PEulgfY0TQA/XK4TmSIM-kI/AAAAAAAAO6A/oGAghXEdaBQ-msdh3goO_GWt3_5y5x2pgCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_8762361_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZNtM-VwaTA/XUpsg5GL3dI/AAAAAAAAPKw/Kuyd_aTzQYEOOYjD0l8aOLe4ZDKFTZewACLcBGAs/s1600/ED18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZNtM-VwaTA/XUpsg5GL3dI/AAAAAAAAPKw/Kuyd_aTzQYEOOYjD0l8aOLe4ZDKFTZewACLcBGAs/s320/ED18.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_nzFD4mAdA/XUpshkjSwRI/AAAAAAAAPK8/wsHW6ZDot5UTKrjvyqO74M6V76LHWL1igCLcBGAs/s1600/ED18a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_nzFD4mAdA/XUpshkjSwRI/AAAAAAAAPK8/wsHW6ZDot5UTKrjvyqO74M6V76LHWL1igCLcBGAs/s320/ED18a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4OiFkrRQpNg/XUpsg9YTKUI/AAAAAAAAPK0/3e4xwLzuX6csxZRu7x8I2fXzAmC0Elk9ACLcBGAs/s1600/ED18a-a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4OiFkrRQpNg/XUpsg9YTKUI/AAAAAAAAPK0/3e4xwLzuX6csxZRu7x8I2fXzAmC0Elk9ACLcBGAs/s320/ED18a-a.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gbXxxpsLbLw/XUpsg3n8fKI/AAAAAAAAPK4/wgGivv3Wxyk53AuqjBZ9hdwcb1bpBsbdQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED18a-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gbXxxpsLbLw/XUpsg3n8fKI/AAAAAAAAPK4/wgGivv3Wxyk53AuqjBZ9hdwcb1bpBsbdQCLcBGAs/s320/ED18a-b.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4AqYVJzZs0U/XUrDzGLFLBI/AAAAAAAAPOI/1sqgEvA31UoM2rrKD0segb2kgxshwPC8ACLcBGAs/s1600/dragons_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="100" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4AqYVJzZs0U/XUrDzGLFLBI/AAAAAAAAPOI/1sqgEvA31UoM2rrKD0segb2kgxshwPC8ACLcBGAs/s200/dragons_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />The purple mocks feel more dreamlike and I like the butterfly addition. The font of the title is nice and bold and has a pattern look to it. But the font of the author name and tagline feels too bold in contrast, so a lighter font would be more suitable.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 8</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tFEwUn51278/XK4W2RkgbiI/AAAAAAAAO7s/xg_xDgDHVVAr-ptBEYgnXx-KwiG2ieRygCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_35739039_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tFEwUn51278/XK4W2RkgbiI/AAAAAAAAO7s/xg_xDgDHVVAr-ptBEYgnXx-KwiG2ieRygCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_35739039_web.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZtX9t-DlCo/XUpsuLF94WI/AAAAAAAAPLI/VnCtGbvg1xUFJTtBCwLu7Mu-wXC9W_jxgCLcBGAs/s1600/ED20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZtX9t-DlCo/XUpsuLF94WI/AAAAAAAAPLI/VnCtGbvg1xUFJTtBCwLu7Mu-wXC9W_jxgCLcBGAs/s320/ED20.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X9xe3gmOnNw/XUpsuHoDNtI/AAAAAAAAPLM/u5ICc_WkI6Q8Vfq6VIrZyXl-1l6SwoOeQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED20a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X9xe3gmOnNw/XUpsuHoDNtI/AAAAAAAAPLM/u5ICc_WkI6Q8Vfq6VIrZyXl-1l6SwoOeQCLcBGAs/s320/ED20a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_UPsmPUlJFk/XUpsuNn5x7I/AAAAAAAAPLE/W8-xn9wQ-BE6QFSozaMR1cX5t4tTQf_LgCLcBGAs/s1600/ED20b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_UPsmPUlJFk/XUpsuNn5x7I/AAAAAAAAPLE/W8-xn9wQ-BE6QFSozaMR1cX5t4tTQf_LgCLcBGAs/s320/ED20b.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ARi48mUA2tw/XUrTGolAPqI/AAAAAAAAPOU/z0V1UWiN-McLzkzmQfmWDcmAaRMU9XoSgCLcBGAs/s1600/success-23web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ARi48mUA2tw/XUrTGolAPqI/AAAAAAAAPOU/z0V1UWiN-McLzkzmQfmWDcmAaRMU9XoSgCLcBGAs/s200/success-23web.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2UkrkBBLCrk/XUrTe3aKxTI/AAAAAAAAPOk/wAviPZ8hV4oHKlnppTRCeTqCYcXqRvQkACLcBGAs/s1600/flying%2Bdragon%2Bweb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="616" height="161" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2UkrkBBLCrk/XUrTe3aKxTI/AAAAAAAAPOk/wAviPZ8hV4oHKlnppTRCeTqCYcXqRvQkACLcBGAs/s200/flying%2Bdragon%2Bweb.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The original image had a more pastel and steampunk feel to it. Since I don't have any steampunk stories, I brightened the image but added a ladder to make it more surreal. The first design works best as the eye is squarely on the balloon and the title. The author font is lovely but doesn't seem to work with the title font. While the tagline font works with either of them.<br /><br />As much I like the dragon elements, it doesn't quite go especially the colourful one. While I may love cartoon style drawings and go towards them as well as illustrations, this collection isn't aimed at children and that dragon may be interpreted as such.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 9</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zkj0uJDmgjk/XUq27zwGM8I/AAAAAAAAPNc/uoEoZI2xtMYzVHMNs6hpHrYWMWkljIHMgCLcBGAs/s1600/Depositphotos_13271615_xl-2015%2Bweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zkj0uJDmgjk/XUq27zwGM8I/AAAAAAAAPNc/uoEoZI2xtMYzVHMNs6hpHrYWMWkljIHMgCLcBGAs/s200/Depositphotos_13271615_xl-2015%2Bweb.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HVabG7xhpA/XUptKNMUUBI/AAAAAAAAPLs/3JwGC3arDWEFmWEg8MlAPBBzZelAeV3sQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HVabG7xhpA/XUptKNMUUBI/AAAAAAAAPLs/3JwGC3arDWEFmWEg8MlAPBBzZelAeV3sQCLcBGAs/s320/ED24.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_zZUMLFnkTQ/XUptKTCaphI/AAAAAAAAPLw/DHaC6vBSBdgVYtXJpPmssTaeUcTpwNdLQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED24a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_zZUMLFnkTQ/XUptKTCaphI/AAAAAAAAPLw/DHaC6vBSBdgVYtXJpPmssTaeUcTpwNdLQCLcBGAs/s320/ED24a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEdHkmDdpKQ/XUptKGcdUTI/AAAAAAAAPLo/QHET6fk7xg0KlLOzzrpgH7hzFKksl433QCLcBGAs/s1600/ED23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEdHkmDdpKQ/XUptKGcdUTI/AAAAAAAAPLo/QHET6fk7xg0KlLOzzrpgH7hzFKksl433QCLcBGAs/s320/ED23.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YkLO_YXKdFw/XUpts-ZSftI/AAAAAAAAPME/86mR0NXR3_QTPZIAsNWnq_HCud4Pw-G4gCLcBGAs/s1600/ED35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YkLO_YXKdFw/XUpts-ZSftI/AAAAAAAAPME/86mR0NXR3_QTPZIAsNWnq_HCud4Pw-G4gCLcBGAs/s320/ED35.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EvT9JUVlvtU/XUrWxgWki7I/AAAAAAAAPOw/ENgaROU4FDUsQ051oo3dwjlHrzO_C6szQCLcBGAs/s1600/girl%2Bweb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="526" height="190" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EvT9JUVlvtU/XUrWxgWki7I/AAAAAAAAPOw/ENgaROU4FDUsQ051oo3dwjlHrzO_C6szQCLcBGAs/s200/girl%2Bweb.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />The original image is so dreamlike and I actually really like the colour scheme but as you can see I tried another colour palette. I prefer the fonts to the first three though the tagline will need to be a different colour as it's difficult to see. This is a design that could be worked on with possibly another element to make it more suitable. Still, they all say 'dreaming' to me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 10</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g2DnCf1waNk/XK4N6JJpBkI/AAAAAAAAO5A/y2wJmk67ZcANWAG9H558c_p9cv7w0NBhQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_142722813_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="149" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g2DnCf1waNk/XK4N6JJpBkI/AAAAAAAAO5A/y2wJmk67ZcANWAG9H558c_p9cv7w0NBhQCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_142722813_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lID5l-J5U4Y/XUptZarzBAI/AAAAAAAAPL4/2FOXbHr3DWk7L1v_3Ee1HLTAEUo7vh4lACLcBGAs/s1600/ED25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lID5l-J5U4Y/XUptZarzBAI/AAAAAAAAPL4/2FOXbHr3DWk7L1v_3Ee1HLTAEUo7vh4lACLcBGAs/s320/ED25.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>I really like the colour scheme.&nbsp;The white silhouettes contrast well with the image and they all have a surreal quality. It's interesting the white dragon doesn't look as child-like as the colourful one in Mock Up 8 but perhaps another element may be more suited.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 11</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7irT4JJTyw/XK4QP8tLyXI/AAAAAAAAO5U/dW11qhgElEojb_7ccd1uMUXA-GYaM7F4wCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Depositphotos_176375216_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1028" height="155" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7irT4JJTyw/XK4QP8tLyXI/AAAAAAAAO5U/dW11qhgElEojb_7ccd1uMUXA-GYaM7F4wCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Depositphotos_176375216_web.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cbZcPNGeN7A/XUptkak0v6I/AAAAAAAAPMA/xmoswhx_j0kguYLcOnzJNLvUUxpS-akywCLcBGAs/s1600/ED33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cbZcPNGeN7A/XUptkak0v6I/AAAAAAAAPMA/xmoswhx_j0kguYLcOnzJNLvUUxpS-akywCLcBGAs/s320/ED33.jpg" width="213" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CsRYuSKdlSw/XUpummXoJ0I/AAAAAAAAPM8/CdFSBM2OrJI1DY7cKqwoTjW6yr56u4YGwCLcBGAs/s1600/ED48a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CsRYuSKdlSw/XUpummXoJ0I/AAAAAAAAPM8/CdFSBM2OrJI1DY7cKqwoTjW6yr56u4YGwCLcBGAs/s320/ED48a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Such a lovely picture. I can imagine people sitting on the bench looking at the edge of the world.&nbsp; Two slightly different concepts. On the right, I used the image from Mock Up 1 to give it a twist. I didn't think the two images would work but a gut feeling told me to put them together.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><b>Tip:</b><br />Play around with images you think may not work because you could be surprised. Try different blends and opacity and you can come up with something different.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 12</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nWw3ey390aY/XUraHClqbUI/AAAAAAAAPPE/mZYMYzTCmQ0ajUjQZYcDpjA2FP-badQLACLcBGAs/s1600/Depositphotos_179671630_xl-2015_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nWw3ey390aY/XUraHClqbUI/AAAAAAAAPPE/mZYMYzTCmQ0ajUjQZYcDpjA2FP-badQLACLcBGAs/s200/Depositphotos_179671630_xl-2015_web.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SWaeJ5AtFp0/XUpt-ZZjsvI/AAAAAAAAPMQ/DDVkKKOBzDwe_RWnWJQ4dUakkX-bZaLLgCLcBGAs/s1600/ED43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SWaeJ5AtFp0/XUpt-ZZjsvI/AAAAAAAAPMQ/DDVkKKOBzDwe_RWnWJQ4dUakkX-bZaLLgCLcBGAs/s320/ED43.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2agEFyeju1I/XUrZls8fhgI/AAAAAAAAPO8/U8tGTBDq3LcBlBKOe9Qw6m7P143GMQF9gCLcBGAs/s1600/castle%2Bweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2agEFyeju1I/XUrZls8fhgI/AAAAAAAAPO8/U8tGTBDq3LcBlBKOe9Qw6m7P143GMQF9gCLcBGAs/s200/castle%2Bweb.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>The figure attracted me because even though she's standing, she looks like she's dreaming. In the background are elements of the fantastical world. I like the colour scheme in this one though I do think perhaps the title font isn't quite right.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mock Up 13</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n1ddLXttlOQ/XUragB5PzSI/AAAAAAAAPPM/FjAZerObkAUqhCC0oPi-GiO_LK9rA51OwCLcBGAs/s1600/Depositphotos_115123856_xl-2015%2Bweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n1ddLXttlOQ/XUragB5PzSI/AAAAAAAAPPM/FjAZerObkAUqhCC0oPi-GiO_LK9rA51OwCLcBGAs/s200/Depositphotos_115123856_xl-2015%2Bweb.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMr6YYSsBbc/XUpuJTqcjXI/AAAAAAAAPMU/r0jnWRYRoj8y34_iB3AQqgV4cvNo-TzXQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMr6YYSsBbc/XUpuJTqcjXI/AAAAAAAAPMU/r0jnWRYRoj8y34_iB3AQqgV4cvNo-TzXQCLcBGAs/s320/ED44.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kUsgBQy90Zs/XUpuJ-SSluI/AAAAAAAAPMY/CB61Nx1F_0EcgI7H5DhqjgGkNebHR9pegCLcBGAs/s1600/ED44a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kUsgBQy90Zs/XUpuJ-SSluI/AAAAAAAAPMY/CB61Nx1F_0EcgI7H5DhqjgGkNebHR9pegCLcBGAs/s320/ED44a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />The font location needs to be played with. The right one without butterflies would probably work best. Simple but alluring. <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />Mock Up 14</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C1_wp-nLE88/XUrcE50GhZI/AAAAAAAAPPY/_PAlKQXRjF8WpC6PRfSev01ri-LKQYb7wCLcBGAs/s1600/Depositphotos_94318926_xl-2015%2Bweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="133" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C1_wp-nLE88/XUrcE50GhZI/AAAAAAAAPPY/_PAlKQXRjF8WpC6PRfSev01ri-LKQYb7wCLcBGAs/s200/Depositphotos_94318926_xl-2015%2Bweb.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n28yCXGCTjI/XUpvkA3HK4I/AAAAAAAAPNQ/BMIRzyxBankywz5OPX74IzMBrxlm_D0iQCLcBGAs/s1600/ED52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n28yCXGCTjI/XUpvkA3HK4I/AAAAAAAAPNQ/BMIRzyxBankywz5OPX74IzMBrxlm_D0iQCLcBGAs/s400/ED52.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Now you haven't seen this image before as I had it marked for something else. It was the image I thought of when I starting to think about covers for this project but resisted so much so I didn't even put it in the initial folders.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>But this called to me again and again. A dreaming woman in a surreal setting. What could be more apt?</div><div><br /></div><div>Again I have cropped the image and brightened the colours. The title font is decorative but not overly so but the other font isn't quite bold enough and is getting lost. This could be a matter of changing its colour or getting the same font in bold, or a slight change in font so it doesn't wash away when in thumbnail as below.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n28yCXGCTjI/XUpvkA3HK4I/AAAAAAAAPNU/RVS5iduM6Ho8ANNgWArW7GELPlDWxbA6wCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/ED52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n28yCXGCTjI/XUpvkA3HK4I/AAAAAAAAPNU/RVS5iduM6Ho8ANNgWArW7GELPlDWxbA6wCPcBGAYYCw/s200/ED52.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div><br /> <br /><b>Tip:</b> <br />Trust your instincts.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Round two</span><br /><br />I send the first round of mocks to the client with comments in a document. They usually reply with the elements they like and then I do another round sometimes needing to find a new element, other times not. It really is dependant on the project. Usually I don't have to do further searching as my first round is so in-depth.<br /><br />Since I am the client in this instance, I was able to discard and choose things as I went along so there's really no need for a second round.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Round Up</span><br />I like playing around with different elements to bring up a unique design. This can be handy especially when you see the same image over and over in covers. By giving it another twist, it becomes unique. And that's what customisation is all about. And why it costs more because a lot more work goes into it. From searching for the images to building up designs from different images to choosing the fonts to refining.<br /><br />Getting the right look for the project is important. Keeping the client happy is important so getting in sync with their vision is important. But I also make suggestions and comments on items so they can make informed decisions when revising and choosing their designs.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">Next time... The finalists and the selected design</span></i></div><div><br /><br /><br />~HelzKat~<br />~~~~<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jptZo-dIaro/WlR--Ngdm-I/AAAAAAAAN-M/GG4rkWJsh-AY4UhMCwCIzgvfyNLkIE0gwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/HelzKatBanner_bubble_300.png"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jptZo-dIaro/WlR--Ngdm-I/AAAAAAAAN-M/GG4rkWJsh-AY4UhMCwCIzgvfyNLkIE0gwCPcBGAYYCw/s200/HelzKatBanner_bubble_300.png" /></a><br />HelzKat Designs (Helen Katsinis) specialises in designing for writers at affordable prices.<br /><br />She delivers the right look for each project from book covers, banners, business cards, to setting up and customising blogs and websites. She has also given talks to authors on the subject of blogging and navigating in the online world.<br /><br />She began by designing author banners for her writing persona (Eleni Konstantine) and her writing groups. After winning the 2010 Little Gems Cover Contest (Topaz), she started to specialise in designing for other writers thus combining her two worlds of design and writing.<br /><br />In 2018, she entered the world of pre-made covers. You can see available covers&nbsp;<a href="http://www.helzkatdesigns.com/p/pre-made-covers.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"> ~~~
visit us also at darksidedownunder.com </div>Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-28052692822986481292019-08-06T22:53:00.000+10:002019-08-07T03:00:23.424+10:00DarkSider News for August!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Welcome!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>It's been a while since we've shared the love so there's a bumper of an issue...</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW RELEASES</span></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Valor</span>&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Mel Teshco</span></span></b> (Book 5, <b>Dragons of Riddich</b>) was released on 9 July.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3CmKWj5-oyg/XOQXSrhTJUI/AAAAAAAAO98/r8fJZ-Z2kjgwdGT5hMO6B4ys1GW0W3ofwCLcBGAs/s1600/27352300._SY540_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="359" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3CmKWj5-oyg/XOQXSrhTJUI/AAAAAAAAO98/r8fJZ-Z2kjgwdGT5hMO6B4ys1GW0W3ofwCLcBGAs/s400/27352300._SY540_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><i>The dragons will search the universe for their one true mate...</i></b><br /><br />As a breeder, Rebel Mayfield attracts Riddich dragons like bees to honey. But to guarantee her next dragon capture, she has no choice other than to lay a trap for sharp-witted, blond-headed Valor. She waits in a dark alley, and when her breeder instincts sense Valor near, she signals to her male colleague to approach and pretend he’s hurting her. Valor falls for the ruse and is so enraged he nearly kills the male operative. Until the Paranormal Detection Agency—Rebel's team—step in and take Valor as their prisoner.<br /><br />As Valor lays chained on a gurney, his body bloodied and bruised, and the air too frosty to call on his dragon, he dreams of escape along with hundreds of ways to kill everyone in the underground facility. Everyone except Rebel. He’s got a special kind of hell for her. He’ll use her body again and again before taking his ultimate revenge. That it’s Rebel who gives him the opportunity to escape might be her only salvation … but only if she can handle his dragon’s physical demands.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Available from:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QKQQP96" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07QKQQP96" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/valor-18" target="_blank">Kobo</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://books.apple.com/mt/book/valor/id1459460429" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>I Dream of Zombies&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Imogene Nix&nbsp;</b></span>was released on 13 June.&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UsaZZa_pSpE/XOQbzKe_KMI/AAAAAAAAO-I/NQ2sev-ggTgxdAnoLU7XIstN44Otw8PhACLcBGAs/s1600/idreamofzomibes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UsaZZa_pSpE/XOQbzKe_KMI/AAAAAAAAO-I/NQ2sev-ggTgxdAnoLU7XIstN44Otw8PhACLcBGAs/s400/idreamofzomibes.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div><b><i>After the apocalypse the world was a different place. Those who survived did so by wits, strength and by banding together.&nbsp;</i></b><br /><br />Julia is a soldier—not by choice but circumstance in a world where taking up arms is a necessity. She’s buried the softer parts of herself including her heart.<br />Leroy on the other hand is a warrior. An ex-soldier who has to come to terms with what he hides and a loner by choice.<br /><br />Now they have a mission—retrieve those missing from Camp Queanbeyan. Survival is just the first step on a rocky road toward redemption and there’s no guarantee of success.<br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Order as an <a href="https://books2read.com/DreamOfZombies" target="_blank">ebook</a> or in <a href="https://www.imogenenix.net/store/p32/I-Dream.html" target="_blank">print</a>.&nbsp;</b></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Hesparia's Tears&nbsp;</span></b>by <span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Imogene Nix</b></span>&nbsp; has been re-released on 6 August.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PJxboBvYDZ0/XUjdVXtsUaI/AAAAAAAAPF4/zmsI1q9NqMwio-WV4nKGLwEkVilUqyGLQCLcBGAs/s1600/HespariasTears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="244" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PJxboBvYDZ0/XUjdVXtsUaI/AAAAAAAAPF4/zmsI1q9NqMwio-WV4nKGLwEkVilUqyGLQCLcBGAs/s400/HespariasTears.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><i>When Galan’s ship lands arrive in the atmosphere no one could predict what it heralds.</i></b><br /><br />For Jessa, her past is something she can’t escape, let alone deal with new and troubling issues.<br /><br />Galan—the Prince of Hesparia—has come seeking an alliance in the hopes of finding assistance with the females of his planet perishing due to genetic manipulations from generations before.<br /><br />Galan is unprepared for the Quickening. Jessa is terrified by the Hesparian phenomenon. Now he has to make a case for migration of women to Hesparia, form a strategic political alliance and keep Jessa by his side among increasing opposition.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.imogenenix.net/hesparias-tears.html" target="_blank">Buy links</a> available from Imogene's website.</b>&nbsp;</div><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>A Stranger's Embrace&nbsp;</b></span>by<span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Imogene Nix</b></span>&nbsp;</span>(Book 2,&nbsp;<b>Celtic Cupid</b>) was re-released on 3 June.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mxm9l5NLxsQ/XIUcdab0OaI/AAAAAAAAOvY/wkT6YZ7O75cSYr2XY0iCCmOKYxqIvtUhQCLcBGAs/s1600/a-strangers-embrace-kindle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mxm9l5NLxsQ/XIUcdab0OaI/AAAAAAAAOvY/wkT6YZ7O75cSYr2XY0iCCmOKYxqIvtUhQCLcBGAs/s400/a-strangers-embrace-kindle.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Cupid is at it again with a little more divine intervention, but can love survive the danger ahead?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b>Jane has been living a lie, with her daughter Frannie. They’ve been on the run from her abusive husband for years eking out their existence while Jane’s hidden herself with disfiguring makeup and unflattering clothes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Davis Formosa, world famous science fiction author has been intrigued by the quiet and unassuming waitress at the diner he has taken to frequenting, unaware that she is his soulmate. But things change when the quiet woman is unmasked.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">But Cupid in the guise of Jake has his work cut out helping these two to find their happy ending, especially in the face of increasing danger.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buy links from&nbsp;<a href="https://books2read.com/AStrangersEmbrace" target="_blank">Books2Read</a></b></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">A Stranger's Embrace</span>&nbsp;</span></b>by<b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06;">Imogene Nix</span></span></b> (Book 3, <b>Celtic Cupid</b>) was released on 3 July.<br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w5e-_OcSrsw/XKNU_Js-urI/AAAAAAAAO3I/4ZhWeHRId4Aqeukb9ubwC__RzPD5xI-eQCLcBGAs/s1600/revenge-on-cupid-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="353" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w5e-_OcSrsw/XKNU_Js-urI/AAAAAAAAO3I/4ZhWeHRId4Aqeukb9ubwC__RzPD5xI-eQCLcBGAs/s400/revenge-on-cupid-1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><i>Sometimes magic isn't enough.</i></b><br /><br />After years of hiding, it's finally Jake's turn to find love… Or is it? Will Cupid's arrow bite him or bounce off the woman who could complete his life?<br /><br />Diocail, in the guise of Jake, must find his predestined mate and make her fall for him before his father will allow his return, but when Simone, is revealed as the one for him, it becomes clear that there is more than meets the eye.<br /><br />Simone is hurt when long-term lover Nathan cheats on her, then does the unthinkable, and sacks her as well. An encounter with Jake fuels her desire, but she's not willing to risk her emotions again. When a woman from Jake's past, starts to mix things up, the situation goes from bad to worse.<br /><br />Now Jake has to make Simone see that they have a future, and he has to deal with a deranged goddess—and all without the magic of Cupid.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Buy links from <a href="https://books2read.com/RevengeOnCupid">Books2Read</a></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div></div><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Cyborg: Redux&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Imogene Nix</b></span>&nbsp; was released on 26 May.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KQf35erRWyE/XUjl5UWRQAI/AAAAAAAAPGQ/c_OnuVNc6uUyWqBXnpvVX2O33ZIQT8bawCLcBGAs/s1600/redux.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KQf35erRWyE/XUjl5UWRQAI/AAAAAAAAPGQ/c_OnuVNc6uUyWqBXnpvVX2O33ZIQT8bawCLcBGAs/s400/redux.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><i>For the evil that reigns, there is only the honest left to fear.</i></b><br /><br />Clarissa was an ordinary nanny until Dr. Jeremy Colvert turned her into a bio-cybernetic freak. Now she’s on the run, and an act of kindness might be her undoing.<br /><br />When Michael met Clarissa everything in his world changed…again. Since the accident that nearly killed him, he too is a freak—a mixture of cyborg and man. Now they’re hiding from those out to get them, and the aim to shut down Dr. Colvert’s experimentation isn’t exactly going as planned.<br /><br />Love might have bloomed, but there’ll be no future if they can’t save each other.<br /><br />Content Warning: this story contains sexual content and violence, but most of all hope.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.imogenenix.net/cyborg-redux.html" target="_blank">Buy links</a>&nbsp;available from Imogene's website.</b>&nbsp;</div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Celtic Cupid trilogy&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Imogene Nix</b></span>&nbsp; was released on 6 August.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hdPDRYZogZo/XUjm64-q8TI/AAAAAAAAPGY/X5IKJ9XpVKoshrczip6IyLvxzqnclaPOgCLcBGAs/s1600/the-celtic-cupid-trilogy-generic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="215" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hdPDRYZogZo/XUjm64-q8TI/AAAAAAAAPGY/X5IKJ9XpVKoshrczip6IyLvxzqnclaPOgCLcBGAs/s400/the-celtic-cupid-trilogy-generic.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><b><i><br /></i></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>​When Cupid—otherwise known as Diocail— is banished from his home on a remote Scottish Island, he's set a series of tasks by the great god Lugh, who also happens to be his father.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In Blame The Wine, he must bring two lovers together... BBW Cara and James, the man she’s lusted over from afar who happens to be a super geek and head Veha Industries.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In A Stranger's Embrace, Diocail is driven to help an emotionally fragile Jane and Davis, a famous author. The task is more complicated, with the existence of Carstairs her could-be ex-husband and teenage daughter, Frannie.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In Revenge on Cupid, Diocail must take the ultimate chance and find his own happily ever after with Simone. Sometimes the past gets in the way and HEA's don't come cheap though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.imogenenix.net/celtic-cupid-trilogy.html" target="_blank">Buy links</a>&nbsp;available from Imogene's website.</b>&nbsp;</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Queenmaker's Saga&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Bernadette Rowley</span></b>&nbsp;(Books 1-4&nbsp;<b>Queenmakers Saga</b>) was released 6 August.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dE9NEwnlbRE/XUjj7tSLaDI/AAAAAAAAPGE/vzVSAOgQdek0elgTorAzxQro6pnShwssACLcBGAs/s1600/Queenmakersboxset-Cover-high-res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dE9NEwnlbRE/XUjj7tSLaDI/AAAAAAAAPGE/vzVSAOgQdek0elgTorAzxQro6pnShwssACLcBGAs/s400/Queenmakersboxset-Cover-high-res.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><i>An epic fantasy box set with over 1200 pages of sexy romance, magic and political intrigue.</i></b><br /><br />AN AVENGING PRINCESS<br />Alecia is determined to protect her people from a tyrannical father. Her only worth is to have a son, who will be heir to the kingdom.<br /><br />A DANGEROUS SHIFTER<br />Vard is tasked with guarding a princess who refuses to be shielded from danger. His dark secret could spell the end of the woman he's sworn to protect.<br /><br />And yet, when thrown together, neither of them can deny the forbidden attraction. As their lives spin out of control, will love be enough to pull them from the vortex and save the kingdom?<br /><br />The Queenmakers Saga combines the sweeping high fantasy world of Thorius with sizzling romance. If you love passion, political intrigue and mythical creatures, all wrapped up in magic, you'll love the first four instalments of the Queenmakers Saga.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's currently at a low price!</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VNMQW69" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VNMQW69" target="_blank">Amazon Aus&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;</b></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Lord and the Mermaid&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Bernadette Rowley</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 4,&nbsp;<b>Queenmakers Saga</b>) was released 16 June.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eSxEa3x-3ZI/XUlvnWQE8JI/AAAAAAAAPG8/hOVQOpI1w00pCIYA9xI7QUloa4u9bcLaACLcBGAs/s1600/lordandmermaid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eSxEa3x-3ZI/XUlvnWQE8JI/AAAAAAAAPG8/hOVQOpI1w00pCIYA9xI7QUloa4u9bcLaACLcBGAs/s400/lordandmermaid.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br />A DESPERATE MERMAID, determined to flee her people and create a new life.<br /><br />Merielle has rejected her family and gambled her future on inducing a human man to fall in love with her.<br /><br />AN EXILED SEA CAPTAIN, sworn to avenge a devastating loss.<br /><br />Nikolas blames the monstrous sea nymphs for his brother’s disappearance but when he finds an injured mermaid on his beach, he agrees to help her.<br /><br />Despite his hate for the mer people, Nik is increasingly drawn to Meri, who slowly works her way into his damaged heart. Will Nik break the laws of land and sea to be with Meri or will the devastating secret she holds crush their tumultuous relationship.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SL5HXZK" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07SL5HXZK" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Elf King's Lady&nbsp;</span></b>by&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Bernadette Rowley</span></b>&nbsp;(Book 5,&nbsp;<b>Queenmakers Saga</b>) was released 6 August.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tzwm0lzVbh0/XUjrD-Uw_NI/AAAAAAAAPGk/9gzZppdeqZAc0a1gexjt3XQ49l_WNSUrwCLcBGAs/s1600/elfkingslady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tzwm0lzVbh0/XUjrD-Uw_NI/AAAAAAAAPGk/9gzZppdeqZAc0a1gexjt3XQ49l_WNSUrwCLcBGAs/s400/elfkingslady.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />AN ALLURING HEALER<br />Lady Alique Zorba is as beautiful as she is impulsive, and she’s determined to rescue her family and kingdom from the dark elven menace.<br /><br />A PRAGMATIC GENERAL<br />Kain Jazara has no idea of the explosive revelations hanging over his head, as he tackles the latest incursion of the dark elves into Thorius. But must he be lumbered with highborn healer, Alique when she’ll only get in his way?<br /><br />When the two volunteer to become hostages so the innocent can be freed, little do they know they’re about to embark on the first of many missions together; assignments where neither can guarantee the other’s safety.<br /><br />As they discover an undeniable passion, will revelations from Kain’s past destroy Thorius, his relationships and any chance of happiness?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VRLT5RQ" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VRLT5RQ" target="_blank">Amazon Aus&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;</b></div><br /><br /><div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Sentinel&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Anna Hackett&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 1,&nbsp;<b>Galactic Gladiators: House of Rone)</b>&nbsp;was released on 21 July.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1563805053l/47169205._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1563805053l/47169205._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>When Quinn Bennett’s exploration ship is attacked, the security chief finds herself abducted by alien slavers. Unable to save her crew, she is taken across the galaxy and sold to a desert scavenger on the lawless planet of Carthago. Driven by her guilt and failure, she’ll do anything to escape and save the other abductees from her ship. Chained and forced into servitude, she’s waiting for her chance to strike, when across a dusty trading post, she comes face to face with a big, cyborg gladiator.<br /><br />Jaxer Rone’s loyalty is to his imperator—the man who saved him from a lethal cyborg military program. Jax works tirelessly for his gladiatorial house and would die for his fellow cyborgs. His emotional dampeners have never functioned well, but while he feels some emotion, he never lets it get in the way of his duty. Right now, his mission is to find the stolen humans from Earth. But when he rescues the fierce, relentless Quinn, he starts feeling a rush of emotion he’s never experienced before.<br /><br />Quinn and Jax join forces to track down the aliens holding the other Earth women captive. Side by side, they venture into the desert and uncover a desire hotter than the desert suns. But the aliens who captured Quinn want her back. In order to protect Quinn, will Jax embrace his newfound feelings or shut them off to keep her safe?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Available from:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VKCVK6Z" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VKCVK6Z" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</b></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Hunter&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b>Anna Hackett&nbsp;</b></span>(Book 12,&nbsp;<b>Galactic Gladiators)</b>&nbsp;was released on 30 June.<br /><div style="font-family: times;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562848827l/46725002._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562848827l/46725002._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><i>From the dangerous desert sands to the deadly glitz of the city, the lawless desert planet of Carthago is filled with lethal hunters risking it all for the women who capture their hearts. HUNTER contains two novellas and one short story all set in the Galactic Gladiators series.</i></b><br /><br /><b>Desert Hunter:</b> desert Hunter Bren will do whatever it takes to protect the smart, beautiful Mersi from his darkest secrets.<br /><br />NOTE: previously released as part of the 2018 Pets in Space Anthology<br /><br />Born, raised, and sold into servitude on the desert world of Carthago, Mersi Kassar has finally found her freedom and her place on the Corsair Caravan, leading travelers from the gladiator city of Kor Magna through the desert. She also works side by side with her friend—the big, silent Bren—a man she’s desperately in love with. But stubborn Bren shuts down her every attempt to deepen the feelings they have for each other and Mersi isn’t sure she can take the pain anymore.<br /><br />Desert hunter Bren Hahn hides a terrifying darkness within, and will protect the few people he cares about. That includes Mersi—a woman who sparks a simmering passion he finds harder and harder to ignore. On a perilous journey in the heart of the desert, Mersi and Bren rescue a strange alien creature. Working together to heal the big, shaggy canine, their smoldering desire ignites, but their feelings turn out to be the least of their concerns. A deadly enemy is hunting their new pet. An enemy that threatens Bren’s darkest secret and all they hold dear.<br /><br /><b>Alien Hunter:</b> head of security Tannon Gi lets no one get close, until a feisty cocktail waitress explodes into his orderly life.<br /><br />NOTE: this is a brand-new, never-before-published story<br /><br />Mina Lan’Gar left the desert for a new life in the glitzy heart of Kor Magna known as the District. As a brand-new cocktail waitress at the hottest casino, the Dark Nebula, she’s just trying to get ahead, but all she seems to do is lock horns with the casino’s taciturn head of security, Tannon Gi. The man’s hard body, neat suits, and serious face make her want to mess him up a bit. When she overhears people conspiring to strike a private gladiator party the casino is hosting, she knows she needs to help Tannon stop the attack.<br /><br />Once a deadly alien hunter assassin, Tannon finally left the life that was destroying him one kill at a time, and made a life for himself at the Dark Nebula Casino. Nothing and no one causes trouble on his watch, and that includes the mysterious woman from the desert who stirs feelings in him that he’s never felt before. When he and Mina find themselves swept up in a fierce passion and a deadly plot, they will soon learn that nothing is quite what it seems…<br /><